Breathless

"The world is like shit and blood hurt so bad. but here is the man who touches your heart."

2009 2h 10m KO

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 151

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Sang-hoon is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee they become unlikely friends.

“The world is like shit and blood hurt so bad. but here is the man who touches your heart.”

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Cast

Kim Kkob-bi
Yeon-hee
Lee Hwan
Young-jae
Yang Ik-june
Sang-hoon
Park Jeong-soon
Seung-cheol
Lee Seung-yeon
Hyeon-seo
Kim Hee-soo
Hyung-in
Lee Jin-sook
Sang-hoon's Mother
Choi Yong-min
Hyeong-seok

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yang Ik-june
Writers: Yang Ik-june, Yun Byeong-ho
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yang Ik-june, shot by Yun Jong-ho. 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 Jung Sang-hoon. 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 Lee Yeon-jeong 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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Kim Kkob-bi and Lee Hwan and Yang Ik-june carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The world is like shit and blood hurt so bad. but here is the man who touches your heart.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1373120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yang Ik-june directs. Yun Jong-ho behind the camera. Jung Sang-hoon scores. Lee Yeon-jeong cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Yang Ik-june, shot by Yun Jong-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jung Sang-hoon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lee Yeon-jeong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Kkob-bi and Lee Hwan and Yang Ik-june carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The world is like shit and blood hurt so bad. but here is the man who touches your heart.".
7IMDB entry: tt1373120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.