Beasts of Prey

Beasts of Prey
Poster for Beasts of Prey (1985)
Hangul	육식동물
Hanja	肉食動物
Revised Romanization	Yukshik dongmul
McCune–Reischauer	Yuksik tongmul
Directed by	Kim Ki-young[1]
Produced by	Jeong Do-hwan
Written by	Kim Ki-young
Starring	Kim Sung-kyom No Gyeong-sin
Music by	Han Sang-ki
Cinematography	Joo Hong-shik
Edited by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributed by	Shin Han Films
Release dates	March 23, 1985 (1985-03-23)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Beasts of Prey (육식동물 - Yukshik dongmul), also known as Carnivore and Carnivorous Animals, is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.

Synopsis

A social drama about a man with an inferiority complex to his wife. When he seeks consolation in an extramarital affair, his mistress and wife conspire to set up a plan for sharing him.^[2]

Cast

• Kim Sung-kyom^[3]
• No Gyeong-sin
• Chung Jae-soon
• Kim Seong-geun
• Han U-ri
• Yang Hui-ran
• Eom Sim-jeong
• Bae Gyu-bin
• Choe Il
• Yeo Jae-ha

Notes

Bibliography

• "Carnivorous Animal (Yugsigdongmul)(1985)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-22. 
• Lee, Sun-hwa. "Language of Artifice and Exaggeration: Carnivore". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
• Lee, Youn-Yi. "Carnivore: Male Masochism as Frustration and the Abject in the Imaginary". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
• Park, Jiye. "Gothic Imagination in Carnivore and The Housemaid". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
• Sin, Chang-Heui. "A Study of the Images of Women in Kim Ki-young's Films: Woman of Fire, Numi, and Carnivore". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
• Yukshik dongmul (1985) at the Internet Movie Database