A Dirty Carnival
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| Hangul | 비열한 거리 |
| Hanja | 卑劣한 거리 |
| RR | Biyeolhan geori |
| MR | Piyŏlhan kŏri |
| Directed by | Yoo Ha |
| Produced by | Cha Seoung-Jae Kim Mi-heui Choi Seon-jeong |
| Written by | Yoo Ha |
| Starring | Zo In Sung Lee Bo-young Nam Goong-min Jin Goo Cheon Ho-jin |
| Music by | Jo Young-wook |
| Cinematography | Choi Hyeon-gi |
| Editing by | Park Gok-ji |
| Studio | Sidus FnH |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | June 15, 2006 |
| Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Admissions | 1,666,166 |
A Dirty Carnival (Hangul: 비열한 거리; RR: Biyeolhan geori) is a South Korean neo-noir mob film directed by Yoo Ha that is the fourth feature film for him.[1] Released in 2006, this film sold 1.6 million tickets.
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[edit] Plot
A Dirty Carnival is the story of Byung-doo (Hangul: 병두), a small-time gangster in his late 20s. To save his family from eviction, Byung-doo accepts a job to murder the public attorney Park and his previous boss, who are standing in the way of his superior, President Hwang. This grants him fame and money. On the other hand, fascinated by the violent life of Byung-doo, one of his high-school friends, Min-ho (Hangul: 민호), now a movie director, decides to interview him and adapt Byung-doo's real-life story to improve his script for a film about gangsters. Meanwhile, old flame Hyun-joo (Hangul: 현주) reappears and brings with her the hope of a happier life.
As it turns out, Min-ho's new film uses exactly the same methods Byung-doo used to kill Park and his previous boss. The movie becomes the talk of the town. When Byung-doo realizes that this could reveal everything, he confronts Min-ho. The conflict between them grows to the point where Byung-doo decides to kill Min-ho and leave the country immediately after; however, it turns out it was all part of the plan of his right-hand-man Jong-soo to kill him and take his place. All of his prior criminal associates betray him and participate in his killing. The movie ends with the repeated scene at the movie site when Byung-doo comes to visit Min-ho and asks him to make a real gangster movie showing the friendship and tears gangsters share.
[edit] Cast
- Zo In Sung
- Lee Bo-young
- Nam Goong-min
- Jin Goo
- Cheon Ho-jin
[edit] References
- ^ Film review at "Tracking the Blue Dumplings" Korea Society Film Journal.
[edit] External links
- A Dirty Carnival at the Internet Movie Database
- A Dirty Carnival at HanCinema
- Review at koreanfilm.org
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