A Bloody Aria
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| Hangul | 구타유발자들 |
| RR | Gutayubaljadeul |
| MR | Kut‘ayupaljadŭl |
| Directed by | Won Shin-yeon |
| Produced by | Lee Seo-yeol Jeong Geun-hyeon |
| Written by | Won Shin-yeon |
| Starring | Han Suk-kyu Lee Moon-shik Oh Dal-su Lee Byung-joon Cha Ye-ryeon |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
| Cinematography | Kim Dong-eun Kim Byeong-jeong |
| Editing by | Choi Jae-geun Eom Jin-hwa |
| Distributed by | Prime Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | South Korea: May 31, 2006 United States: January 4, 2008 United Kingdom: October 24, 2008 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Admissions | 164,606 |
| Gross revenue | $584,409 |
A Bloody Aria (Hangul: 구타유발자들; RR: Guta-yubalja-deul) is a 2006 South Korean film, written and directed by Won Shin-yeon. The Los Angeles Times described the movie as a "thriller about a fated convergence of people from different strata of Korean society who queasily slide between roles of tormentor and victim."[1]
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[edit] Plot
On a day trip through the countryside, aspiring opera singer In-jeong flees to the woods to escape the advances of her college professor Park Young-sun, and runs into a disturbed group of country-bred thugs.
[edit] Cast
- Han Suk-kyu ... Moon-jae
- Lee Moon-shik ... Bong-yeon
- Oh Dal-su ... O-geun
- Lee Byung-joon ... Young-sun
- Kim Si-hoo ... Hyun-jae
- Cha Ye-ryeon ... In-jeong
- Jeong Kyung-ho ... Hong-bae
- Shin Hyun-tak ... Won-ryong
[edit] Release
A Bloody Aria was released in South Korea on 31 May 2006,[2] and on its opening weekend was ranked eighth at the box office with 50,047 admissions.[3] The film went on to receive a total of 164,606 admissions nationwide,[2] and as of 4 June 2006 had grossed a total of $584,409.[4]
A Bloody Aria was released on DVD by HB Entertainment in South Korea, and ImaginAsian Home Entertainment in the United States. In the United Kingdom, three seconds were removed from its release to obtain the "age 18" rating.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Abele, Robert (January 18, 2008). "In its examination of bullying, 'A Bloody Aria' strives for some out-of-the-ordinary complexities". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/la-et-aria18jan18,1,393516.story.
- ^ a b "Box-Office Admission Results" (2006). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Korean Box Office" (2006.06.02 ~ 2006.06.04). HanCinema. Retrieved on 8 January 2009.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office June 2–4, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 8 January 2009.
- ^ A BLOODY ARIA rated 18 by the BBFC. Retrieved on 27 January 2009.
[edit] External links
- A Bloody Aria at the Internet Movie Database
- A Bloody Aria at the Korean Movie Database
- A Bloody Aria at HanCinema
- A Bloody Aria at Rotten Tomatoes (UK)
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