Moss (film)

Moss
South Korean film poster

Hangul	이 끼
Revised Romanization	Iggi
McCune–Reischauer	Ikki
Directed by	Kang Woo-suk
Produced by	Jeong Seon-yeong
Written by	Jung Ji-woo
Based on	Moss by Yoon Tae-ho
Starring	Park Hae-il Jung Jae-young Yoo Jun-sang Yoo Sun
Music by	Jo Yeong-wook
Cinematography	Kim Seong-bok Kim Yong-heung
Edited by	Ko Im-pyo
Production company	Cinema Service
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release dates	July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)
Running time	163 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$21,925,534^[1]

Moss (Hangul: 이끼; RR: Iggi) is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It was based on the hugely popular webcomic of the same title by Yoon Tae-ho.

Plot

When Ryoo arrives in a remote rural village to settle the estate of his estranged father, he stumbles into a dark web of secrets and betrayals that have lain buried for thirty years. The village is ruled over by its sinister chief, Cheon, a former police detective, and his cabal of reformed criminals - who seem to have both hated and feared Ryoo’s late father. It quickly becomes clear that Ryoo’s presence is not wanted – and that Cheon and the others are hiding something terrible. Soon the unwelcome visitor finds his life threatened as the truth becomes ever more obscured and allegiances shift beneath his feet...

Cast

Park Hae-il as Ryoo Hae-kook
Jung Jae-young as Cheon Yong-deok, the village head
Yoo Jun-sang as Park Min-wook, a public prosecutor
Yoo Sun as Lee Yeong-ji, a village resident
Yoo Hae-jin as Kim Deok-cheon, a village head
Kim Sang-ho as Jeon Seok-man, a village resident
Kim Joon-bae as Ha Seong-kyoo, a village resident
Heo Joon-ho as Ryoo Mok-hyeon, Hae-kook's father
Kang Shin-il as a district prosecutor
Im Seung-dae as Mr. Cheon, a village police officer
Jeong Gyoo-soo as a principal
Lee Cheol-min

Production

The film was shot in Muju County, North Jeolla Province.^[2]^[3]

International release

The film was picked up for distribution in the UK by Inclusionism Films. The DVD release featured extensive interviews with both the film's director and comic artist Yoon Tae-ho.

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