Modern Boy

This article is about the 2008 South Korean film. For the 1930s British magazine, see The Modern Boy.
Modern Boy

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Hangul 모던 보이
Revised Romanization Modeon boi
McCune–Reischauer Modŏn poi
Directed by Jung Ji-woo
Produced by Kang Woo-suk
Written by Jung Ji-woo
Starring Park Hae-il
Kim Hye-soo
Music by Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography Kim Tae-gyeong
Edited by Eom Yun-ju
Wang Su-an
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 2, 2008
Running time
 121 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$3,839,780[1]

Modern Boy (Hangul: 모던 보이; RR: Modeon Boi) is a 2008 South Korean film.

Plot

Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence movement.

Cast

Release

Modern Boy was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008,[2] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions.[3] As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions,[2] and as of 9 November had grossed a total of $3,839,780.[1]

Awards and nominations

2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards[4]
2008 Korean Film Awards
2009 Grand Bell Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "South Korea Box Office November 7–9, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Modern Boy (2008) - 모던 보이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2008.10.03 ~ 2008.10.05). HanCinema. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  4. ↑ http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/modernboy/recompenses.html

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