Public Enemy (film)
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| Directed by | Kang Woo-suk |
| Produced by | Kang Woo-suk |
| Written by | Baek Seung-jae Jung Yoon-seup Kim Hyun-jung Chae Yoon-suk |
| Starring | Sol Kyung-gu Lee Seong-jae |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
| Cinematography | Kim Sung-bog |
| Editing by | Ko Im-pyo |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
| Release date(s) | January 25, 2002 |
| Running time | 135 min. |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Admissions | 2,987,900[1] |
| Followed by | Another Public Enemy |
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| Hangul | 공공의 적 |
| Hanja | 公共의敵 |
| Revised Romanization | Gonggongui jeok |
| McCune-Reischauer | Konggong'ŭi chǒk |
Public Enemy is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Kang Woo-suk.
The film was well-received by audiences and critics alike, being seen by almost 3 million people in South Korea,[1] while winning Sol Kyung-gu "Best Actor" at the 39th Grand Bell Awards for his lead role.[2] The success of the film led to the making of the sequel Another Public Enemy in 2005.
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[edit] Plot
The film's plot pits a tough loose-cannon cop, Kang Chul-jung, and a psychopathic killer, Cho Kyu-hwan, against each other. Kang typifies the anti-hero cop genre, taking bribes and stealing drugs from criminals. His career is in a slump and internal affairs are investigating his actions. The antagonist Cho, on the other hand, leads a life as a successful business and family man. Under his cool exterior however, he displays a total disregard for others, killing people for the slightest perceived misdeed.
The two main characters first meet by chance in a dark alley shortly after Cho brutally murders his parents for monetary reasons. Kang is out taking a dump in the alley during an unrelated stakeout and runs into Cho, who ends up slashing Kang in the face with a knife.
Kang later joins the investigation into the murders, but doesn't recognize Cho as he didn't get a good look at his face. His instincts tell him that something is wrong about Cho, and Kang starts stalking him. Kang soon convinces himself that Cho is the murderer, although no one else believes that he has a case.
Eventually, Kang discovers a crucial piece of evidence, a broken fingernall, at the murder scene and confronts Cho with it. This leads to the two facing off against each other in a fight, which ends with Kang beating Cho to death.
[edit] Main cast
- Sol Kyung-gu ... Kang Chul-jung
- Lee Seong-jae ... Cho Kyu-hwan
- Kang Shin-il ... Chief Investigator Eom
- Kim Jeong-hak ... Detective Kim
- Do Yong-gu ... Detective Nam
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Best Selling Films of 2002, Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on April 19, 2008.
- ^ Korean Film Newsletter #14 -- July 21, 2002, Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on April 19, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Public Enemy at the Internet Movie Database
- Public Enemey at the Korean Movie Database
- Public Enemy at HanCinema
- V. Naldi's review at koreanfilm.org
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