Modern Boy

Modern Boy (Korean: 모던 보이; RR: Modeon Boi) is a 2008 South Korean film about a rich, hedonistic playboy played by the fabulous Park Hae-il who cannot care less that his country was colonized and falls head over heals in love with a beautiful independence fighter.

This article is about the 2008 South Korean film. For the 1930s British magazine, see The Modern Boy.
Modern Boy
Theatrical poster
Hangul모던 보이
Revised RomanizationModeon boi
McCune–ReischauerModŏn poi
Directed byJung Ji-woo
Produced byKang Woo-suk
Written byJung Ji-woo
StarringPark Hae-il
Kim Hye-soo
Music byLee Jae-jin
CinematographyKim Tae-gyeong
Edited byEom Yun-ju
Wang Su-an
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$3.8 million[1]

Plot

Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence movement.

Cast
  • Park Hae-il ... Lee Hae-myeong
  • Kim Hye-soo ... Jo Nan-sil
  • Kim Nam-gil ... Shinsuke Hidaka, Japanese detective
  • Kim Joon-bae ... Baek Sang-heo
  • Kim Young-jae ... Okai ???
  • Shin Goo ... Lee Hae-myeong's father
  • Li Bo Wen ... Japanese detective, ???
  • Joo Seok-tae ... Policeman
  • Hong Seung-jin ... Cheol-kwon
  • Do Ji-won ... Ishida Yoko

Release

Modern Boy was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008,[2] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions.[3] As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions,[2] and as of 9 November had grossed a total of $3,839,780.[1]

Awards and nominations
2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards[4]
  • Technical Award - Insight Visual
  • Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Tae-gyeong
  • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
  • Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin
2008 Korean Film Awards
  • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
  • Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin
  • Nomination - Best Sound - Seo Yeong-jun
2009 Grand Bell Awards
  • Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Kim Nam-gil
  • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong
  • Nomination - Best Costume Design - Jo Sang-gyeong
  • Nomination - Best Visual Effects - Kang Jong-ik, Son Seung-hyeon
  • Nomination - Best New Actor - Kim Nam-gil
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References
  1. "South Korea Box Office November 7–9, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  2. "Modern Boy (2008) - 모던 보이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  3. "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2008.10.03 ~ 2008.10.05). HanCinema. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  4. "Modern Boy - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 25 November 2008.


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