Friend (2001)
- Original title
- 친구
- Directed by
- Kwak Kyung-taek
- Genre
- action film, neo-noir
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 101 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a group of childhood friends in Busan whose lives diverge as they become involved in organized crime. It focuses on their bonds and how those bonds are tested by loyalty and violence.
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What happens
Friend (Korean: 친구) is a 2001 South Korean neo-noir action film written and directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Upon its release, it became the highest-grossing South Korean movie up to that time. Its record was surpassed in 2003 by Silmido. This film is the director's experiences with his friends, a semi-autobiography set in his hometown, Busan, and the actors speak with a strongly accented Busan dialect. The film changed the public images of Jang Dong-gun and Yu Oh-seong; previously, Jang had been famous for romantic comedies and Yu had appeared in movies with mostly cult interest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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