Action Boys

"Even if you can't remember, we are the action boys"

2008 1h 50m KO

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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Only eight out of 36 boys pass the rigorous training at Seoul Action School. They all have different dreams but all wish to become stuntmen. Despite frequent accidents and injuries, they never give up their dream, and the movie follows their hopeful desperation.

“Even if you can't remember, we are the action boys”

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Cast

Kwon Gwi-deok
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Sung Il
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Yoon Jin-seo
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Jung Byung-gil
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Kwak Jin-seok
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Kwon Tae-ho
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Kim Won-jung
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Seo Seung-eok
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jung Byung-gil
Writers: Jung Byung-gil, Jung Byeong-sik
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jung Byung-gil, shot by Jung Byung-gil. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jung Byung-gil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Kwon Gwi-deok and Sung Il and Yoon Jin-seo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Even if you can't remember, we are the action boys".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1441233 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jung Byung-gil directs. Jung Byung-gil behind the camera. Jung Byung-gil cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jung Byung-gil, shot by Jung Byung-gil. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jung Byung-gil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kwon Gwi-deok and Sung Il and Yoon Jin-seo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Even if you can't remember, we are the action boys".
7IMDB entry: tt1441233 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.