Low Life (film)

Low Life
Poster to Low Life (2004)
Hangul	하류인생
Hanja	下流人生
Revised Romanization	Haryu insaeng
McCune–Reischauer	Haryu insaeng
Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Produced by	Lee Tae-won
Written by	Im Kwon-taek
Starring	Jo Seung-woo Kim Min-sun
Music by	Shin Jung-hyeon
Cinematography	Jung Il-sung
Edited by	Park Soon-duk
Release date	May 21, 2004 (2004-05-21)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Low Life (Hangul: 하류인생; RR: Haryu insaeng; also known as Raging Years) is a 2004 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.

Plot

The life of gangster, Choi Tae-woong is followed through the tumultuous events of the second half of the 20th century in Korea.

Cast

• Jo Seung-woo as Choi Tae-woong
• Kim Min-sun as Park Hye-ok
• Kim Hak-jun as Oh Sang-pil
• Yoo Ha-jun as Park Seung-mun

Film festivals

It was invited to the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, and screened in competition at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the 2004 Venice Film Festival.

Notes

Sources

• Bocchi, Pier Maria (November 2004), "Haryu Insaeng (Review)", Cineforum (in Italian), pp. 63–64. 
• Elley, Derek (2004-09-13), "Film reviews", Variety, p. 47. 
• "Haryu Insaeng (Review)", Venice Film Festival Catalogue (in Italian), 61, pp. 60–61., September 2004 
• "Im Kwon-taek's Retrospective". 5th Festival of Korean Cinema in Italy. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31.  External link in |publisher= (help)
• Marshall, Lee (2004-11-19), "Low Life (Haryu Insaeng)", Screen International, p. 30. 

External links

• Low Life at the Korean Movie Database
• Low Life on IMDb