The King of Pigs

"A broken youth won't rest alone. Memories are beyond your imagination."

2011 1h 37m KO

😐

6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 85

AnimationThrillerDramaCrime

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Two friends, Jung Jong-suk and Hwang Kyung-min, meet after several years and talk about their time in school, which left them scarred.

“A broken youth won't rest alone. Memories are beyond your imagination.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Yang Ik-june
Jung Jong-suk (voice)
Oh Jung-se
Hwang Kyung-min (voice)
Kim Hye-na
Kim Chul (voice)
Park Hee-bon
Young Hwang Kyung-min (voice)
Kim Kkob-bi
Young Jung Jong-suk / Female Karaoke Employee (voice)
Jo Yeong-Bin
Kang-min (voice)
Heo Ji-woong
Detective #1 (voice)
Kyung-soon
Jong-suk's Mother (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Writers: Yeon Sang-ho
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Earned back only 95% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 15 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Eom Been. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Yeon Sang-ho shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Yang Ik-june and Oh Jung-se and Kim Hye-na carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

AWARDS

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "A broken youth won't rest alone. Memories are beyond your imagination.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt2086830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yeon Sang-ho directs. Eom Been scores. Yeon Sang-ho cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 95% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 15 years ago.
4Original score by Eom Been. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yeon Sang-ho shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yang Ik-june and Oh Jung-se and Kim Hye-na carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A broken youth won't rest alone. Memories are beyond your imagination.".
8IMDB entry: tt2086830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.