Start-Up

"It's time to grow up."

2019 1h 42m KO

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 74

DramaActionComedy

Synopsis

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Two boys are becoming real adults during a turbulent time as they experience a world that doesn't go their way.

“It's time to grow up.”

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Cast

Don Lee
Geo-seok
Park Jeong-min
Taek-il
Jung Hae-in
Sang-pil
Yum Jung-ah
Jeong-hye
Choi Sung-eun
Gyeong-ju
Kim Jong-soo
Mr. Gong
Yoon Kyung-ho
Kim Dong-hwa
Kim Kyung-duk
Bae Gu-man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Choi Jung-yol
Writers: Choi Jung-yol
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Choi Jung-yol, shot by Lee Hyung-bin. 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 Mowg. 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 Kang-hee 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

CAST

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Don Lee and Park Jeong-min and Jung Hae-in carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's time to grow up.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11454170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Choi Jung-yol directs. Lee Hyung-bin behind the camera. Mowg scores. Lee Kang-hee cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Choi Jung-yol, shot by Lee Hyung-bin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lee Kang-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Don Lee and Park Jeong-min and Jung Hae-in carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's time to grow up.".
7IMDB entry: tt11454170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.