I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

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I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

Poster for I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Lee Chun-yeong
Park Chan-wook
Written by Jeong Seo-kyeong
Park Chan-wook
Starring Im Su-jeong
Rain
Music by Jo Yeong-wook
Editing by Kim Sang-beom
Kim Jae-beom
Distributed by South Korea:
CJ Entertainment
United Kingdom:
Tartan Films
Release date(s) South Korea:
December 7, 2006
United Kingdom:
April 4, 2008
Running time 105 min.
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Admissions 739,393[1]
Gross revenue $4,101,593[2]
Official website
KMDb profile
IMDb profile
Korean name
Hangul 싸이보그지만 괜찮아
Revised Romanization Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha
McCune-Reischauer Saibogujiman Kwenchana

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (싸이보그지만 괜찮아, Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha) is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy directed by Park Chan-wook.

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[edit] Plot

The film takes place in a mental institution. Young-goon, a young woman who believes herself to be a cyborg, refuses to eat and instead administers electric shocks to herself. Il-sun, a young male patient hospitalized for anti-social behavior and schizophrenia, befriends Young-goon. After Young-goon is given shock treatment, she believes that she has been recharged and fantasizes about killing the hospital staff who had previously taken her mentally-ill grandmother away. In reality, her physical condition begins to deteriorate rapidly. By convincing her that he had installed a food-to-electrical-energy converting unit in her back, Il-sun gets Young-goon to eat.

[edit] Cast

Actor / Actress Character
Im Su-jeong Cha Young-goon
Rain (Jeong Ji-hoon) Park Il-sun
Choi Hie-jin Choi Seul-gi
Lee Yong-nyeo Young-goon's mother
Yu Ho-jeong Il-sun's mother
Kim Byeong-ok Judge

[edit] Box office

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK opened in South Korea on December 7, 2006, and was the number one film at the box office in its opening weekend, grossing $2,478,626.[3] However, in its second weekend, it plummeted by 76%,[4] and was pulled from most screens prior to the Christmas holiday period.[5] Sales of approximately 780,000 tickets were considered a dissapointment in contrast to Park's earlier films, Joint Security Area, Oldboy, and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, which had all sold in excess of 3 million.[5]

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK won the Alfred Bauer Award at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival,[6] and was selected as the opening film for the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Also, Rain was nominated for and won Best New Actor at the 43rd Baeksang Awards.[7]

[edit] Awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ Box-Office Admission Results (2006), Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ South Korea Box Office January 15–21, 2007, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on April 7, 2008.
  3. ^ South Korea Box Office December 8–10, 2006, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  4. ^ South Korea Box Office December 15–17, 2006, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  5. ^ a b [Korean Box Office] I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK To Be Pulled, Twitch, December 22, 2006. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  6. ^ Jeanine Tan, [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/moviesfeatures/view/262675/1/.html Oldboy director cast Rain for his sex appeal but it's okay ], Channel News Asia, March 8, 2007. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  7. ^ The 43rd Baeksang Awards Winners Are…, Asianpopcorn. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  8. ^ a b I'm a Cyborg, but that's Ok ( Ssa-i-bo-gu-ji-man Gwen-cha-na ) (English). Korean Film Council. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
  9. ^ a b c I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK: Awards (English). All Movie Guide. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.

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Films directed by Park Chan-wook

The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream • Saminjo • Judgement • Joint Security Area • Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance • If You Were Me • Oldboy • Three... Extremes • Sympathy for Lady Vengeance • I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK • Thirst •
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