Lifting King Kong
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- Movie: Lifting King Kong
- Revised romanization: King Kong eul Deulda
- Hangul: 킹콩을 들다
- Director: Park Keon-Hong
- Writer: Park Keon-Hong, Bae Se-Young
- Producer: Han Kil-Ro
- Cinematographer: Jung Chan-Hong
- Release Date: July 2, 2009
- Runtime: 120 min.
- Distributor: Next Entertainment World
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Lee Ji-Bong (Lee Beom-Soo) is a former 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation because of the lack of support from the Korean Olympic Committee, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers that advertises its hostesses to passersby until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school in Boseong - a rural region at the southwest tip of the Korean peninsula. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.
Notes
- Based on a true story.
- Filming is expected to start January 12th, 2009
- "Lifting King Kong" opened #3 at the South Korean box office selling 248,017 tickets on 528 screens (11.8% of all ticket sales) during its opening July 3rd - July 5th weekend.
Cast
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| Lee Beom-Soo | Jo An |
| Lee Ji-Bong | Park Yeong-Ja |
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| Lee Yun-Hee | Jeon Bo-Mi | Kim Min-Young | Lee Seul-Bi | Choi Hee-Seo |
| Lee Song-Min | Lee Hyeon-Jeong | Lee Bo-Young | Lee Su-Wook | Seo Yeo-Sun |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Jun-Keum
- Byeon Hie-Bong
- Park Ki-Young
- Kim Mi-So
- Ahn Yong-Joon - Song In-Ho
- Song Jae-Hee - waiter
- Lee Mi-So
- Park Ki-Young - channel 8 reporter 2
- Kang Eun-Jin - female empoyee at broadcasting company
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Film Festivals
- 2009 (22nd) Tokyo International Film Festival - Winds of Asia - Middle East
Awards
- 2009 (29th) Critics Choice Awards - October 2009
- Best Actor (Lee Beom-Soo)
- 2009 (32nd) Golden Cinematography Awards - December, 2009
- Best Film
- Most Popular Actor (Lee Beom-Soo)
- Best New Director (Park Keon-Hong)
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HarryMatt Says:
Jul 20 2011 3:35 pm
Really Great Movie.Very Inspirational.I was unable to control my tears.At the end of the movie after which i came to know that it was based on a true story i cried a lot.Definitely a Must Watch movie. I highly recommend it.
makukhin Says:
Nov 04 2010 4:19 am
I watch that movie on Week of Korean Movies in Russia and it was very heart-touching for me, I'm really impressed by this film. Beautifully directed and played, funny moments mixed with dramatic in equal proportions... As for me, it's a great movie!