Fourth Place

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Movie: Fourth Place
Revised romanization: 4Deung
Hangul: 4등
Director: Jung Ji-Woo
Writer: Jung Ji-Woo, Kim Min-Ah
Producer: Jung Ji-Hyun
Cinematographer: Kang Min-Woo
World Premiere: October 4, 2015 (Busan IFF)
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Runtime: 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Water Sports / Award Winning
Distributor: Prain Global / CGV Arthouse
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Joon-Ho (Yoo Jae-Sang) is a talented young swimmer, but he always ranks fourth place in competitions. His mother is unable to accept his fourth place finishes. Joon-Ho's mother hires a new swimming coach, Kwang-Soo (Park Hae-Joon) for Joon-Ho. Kwang-Soo asks Joon-Ho’s mother not come to the swimming pool during practice.

The first competition after hiring the new swimming coach, Joon-Ho receives a silver medal and his family is happy, but there's bruises all over his body.

Cast



Park Hae-Joon	Lee Hang-Na	Yoo Jae-Sang	Choi Moo-Sung
Kwang-Soo	Jung-Ae	Joon-Ho	Young-Hoon

Additional Cast Members:

Jung Ga-Ram - Kwang-Soo (young)
Lee Seung-Joon - swimming pool security guard
Oh Dae-Hwan - wrestling coach
Nam Moon-Chul - director
Kwak Ja-Hyoung - management
Kwak Min-Suk - Director Kim
Jung Do-Won - Galbi
Lee Joong-Ok - Public Officer Kim
Kwon Eun-Soo - Miss Kim
Kang Ae-Shim - mother of Harvard University student
Jung Jae-Sung - detective squad chief
Kim Min-Sik - detective 2
Kim Byung-Soon - sushi restaurant owner

Trailers

Film Festivals

2015 (20th) Busan International Film Festival - Oct. 1-10, 2015 - Korean Cinema Today: Panorama *World Premiere
2016 (18th) Udine Far East Film - April 22-April 30, 2016 *International Premiere