Crying Fist

Crying Fist

Crying Fist promotional movie poster
Hangul
Revised Romanization Jumeoki unda
McCune–Reischauer Chumŏki unda
Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan
Produced by Park Jae-hyeong
Im Seung-yong
Written by Ryoo Seung-wan
Jeon Cheol-hong
Starring Choi Min-sik
Ryoo Seung-bum
Music by Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography Jo Yong-gyu
Edited by Nam Na-yeong
Production
company
Sio Film
Bravo Entertainment
Distributed by Showeast
Release dates
  • April 1, 2005 (2005-04-01)
Running time
134 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$10,024,751[1]

Crying Fist (Hangul: 주먹이 운다; RR: Jumeoki Unda) is a 2005 South Korean film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan.[2][3][4][5][6] The film had 1,728,477 admissions nationwide.[7]

Synopsis

Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing to turn around lives gone astray, aiming for the amateur title, ultimately pitting them against each other, but more importantly, against themselves.

Cast

Awards and nominations

2005 Grand Bell Awards[10]
2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards
2005 Korean Film Awards
2005 Busan Film Critics Awards

References

  1. "Jumeogi Unda (Crying Fist)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. "K-FILM REVIEWS: 주먹이 운다 (Crying Fist)". Twitch Film. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  3. Kim, Kyu Hyun (7 February 2006). "Crying Fist". OhmyNews International. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  4. Paquet, Darcy. "Crying Fist". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. Rowland, Sarah (30 June 2005). "Ring leader". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. Macleod, Iain (9 December 2005). "Crying Fist". Eye for Film. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  7. "Commercial Releases in 2005: Box-Office Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  8. "Ryoo Seung-beom". Teen Times. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  9. Lee, Ji-hye (22 October 2009). "Ryu Seung-beom's Movie Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  10. "Crying Fist". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

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