Modern Boy

"What's Harder than Fighting Imperialism? Try Finding Lost Love."

2008 2h 1m KO

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 4★6IMDB · 198

WarRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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During the Japanese occupation, a Korean modern boy, who wants to fit in with the Japanese, falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter.

“What's Harder than Fighting Imperialism? Try Finding Lost Love.”

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Cast

Park Hae-il
Lee Hae-myung
Kim Hye-soo
Cho Nan-sil
Kim Nam-gil
Hidaka Shinsuke
Kim Joon-bae
Baek Sang-heo
Kim Young-jae
Ogai
Shin Gu
Hae-myung's Father
Ju Seok-tae
Detective in a beret
Lim Seo-yeon
Yoko Ishida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jung Ji-woo
Writers: Jung Ji-woo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jung Ji-woo, shot by Kim Tae-kyeong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Um Yoon-zu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Park Hae-il and Kim Hye-soo and Kim Nam-gil carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What's Harder than Fighting Imperialism? Try Finding Lost Love.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1305131 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jung Ji-woo directs. Kim Tae-kyeong behind the camera. Lee Jae-jin scores. Um Yoon-zu cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Directed by Jung Ji-woo, shot by Kim Tae-kyeong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Um Yoon-zu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Park Hae-il and Kim Hye-soo and Kim Nam-gil carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What's Harder than Fighting Imperialism? Try Finding Lost Love.".
7IMDB entry: tt1305131 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.