Confession (2014 film)
| Confession | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Do-yun |
| Produced by |
Lee Tae-hun Choi Nak-kwon |
| Written by | Lee Do-yun |
| Starring |
Ji Sung Ju Ji-hoon Lee Kwang-soo |
| Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
| Cinematography | Yu Eok |
| Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
Production company |
Opus Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Confession (Hangul: 좋은 친구들; RR: Joeun Chingudeul; lit. "Good Friends") is a 2014 South Korean neo-noir film starring Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon and Lee Kwang-soo.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
Hyun-tae, In-chul and Min-soo have been best friends since childhood. Hyun-tae is a paramedic with a daughter in kindergarten, In-chul is a con man who works at an insurance company, and Min-soo is a small business owner. Hyun-tae's mother, who owns an illegal gambling arcade, asks In-chul to stage a robbery/arson of her arcade to get an insurance settlement. But after that results in her accidental death, the friends have a falling out and their relationships with each other are forever changed.[5]
Cast
- Ju Ji-hoon as In-chul
- Lee Kwang-soo as Min-soo[7][8][9][10]
- Lee Hwi-hyang as Hyun-tae's mother
- Ki Gook-seo as Hyun-tae's father
- Choi Jin-ho as Lee Soo
- Jung Ji-yoon as Mi-ran
- Jang Hee-jin as Ji-hyang
- Choi Byeong-mo as Jae-gyu
- Ri Min as Detective Choi
- Baek Seung-hwan as young Hyun-tae
- Jeon Ji-hwan as young In-chul
- Ham Seong-min as young Min-soo
- Hwang Chae-won as Yoo-ri
- Yang Jae-young as Ho-seong
- Park Sang-hyeon as Department head Kim
- Lee Young-soo as Detective Lee
- Nam Moon-cheol as Chief of police
- Kwak Min-seok as Center head
- Jeon In-geol as Assassin
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51st Grand Bell Awards[11] | Best New Director | Lee Do-yun | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Do-yun | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Steve M. Choe | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Conran, Pierce (16 December 2013). "JU Ji-hoon, JI Sung and LEE Kwang-soo Team Up for New Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (11 December 2013). "Ji Sung, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Kwang Soo Cast in Movie Good Friends". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (13 June 2014). "Ji, Ju and Lee Good Friends after film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (20 June 2014). "Masculinity, brutality themes of Confession". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (4 July 2014). "Confession puts true friendship to the test". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (12 December 2013). "Ji to star in new movie Good Friends". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Lee, Cory (11 December 2013). "Lee Kwang-soo to Display Deep Bromance with Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (28 May 2014). "Lee Kwang Soo Wipes Off the Smile on His Face for Good Friends". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (28 June 2014). "Interview: Lee Kwang Soo Will Not Leave Running Man Just to Focus on Other Projects". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (30 June 2014). "Herald Interview: Funnyman gets serious". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ Kim, June (12 November 2014). "The 51st Daejong Film Awards Nominations Announced". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
External links
- Official website (Korean)
- Good Friends on Twitter (Korean)
- Good Friends on Facebook (Korean)
- Confession at the Korean Movie Database
- Confession at the Internet Movie Database
- Confession at HanCinema