Fantastic Theater

2011 1h 16m KO

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 2

Horror

Synopsis

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It has been one hundred years since the first movie theatre was built in Korea. Today it is not just a place for the sake of art but a part of our daily lives. This is an omnibus film of three shorts, which the stories are involved with the 'special but friendly'space. The Famished is a sad fantasy of a man eating his memory for his hunger. Ten Million is a bloody thriller about living as a filmmaker in Korea, and The Loneliness of Butcher Boy is about the relationship between holiness and violation

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lee Hyun-woo
Tae-shik
Choo Ja-hyun
Lee Seo-yeon
Kim Deanna
Kwak Min-seok
Lee Myung-jin
Jang Jun-nyeong
Gwang-tae
Park Jeong-min
I-mae
Kim Tae-hun
Director Kim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Tae-gon
Writers: Kim Tae-gon, Lee Kyu-man
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Chang-ju 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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Lee Hyun-woo and Choo Ja-hyun and Kim Deanna carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3331994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Tae-gon directs. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lee Hyun-woo and Choo Ja-hyun and Kim Deanna carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3331994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.