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Birth of a Man

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Birth Of a Man
男子 Born: Birth Of a Man
Directed byPark Hee-jun
Written byLee Chang-yeol
StarringJung Joon
Hong Kyung-in
Yeo Hyun-soo
Edited byHo Kyung Min
Eum Hye Jung
Music byKim Bong-soo
Production
companies
Twin Entertainment
Mega Pictures
Release date
  • October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Birth of a Man (Korean남자 태어나다; RRNamja Tae-eonada) is a 2002 South Korean film starring Jung Joon, Hong Kyung-in and Yeo Hyun-soo.

Production

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The team was helped by a legendary Korean boxer Hong Soo-hwan regarding the boxing scenes in the film.[1]

Cast

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Plot

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To accomplish the 99-year-old grandfather's dream of sending young people to university, three men practice boxing to enroll as a boxing student for university.[2]

Reception

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The film was pulled out in a day from theaters citing low performances despite being well received by 10,000 people in its test screening. The decision to pull out only in a day was criticized,[3] and some even made an internet community for the movie to be offered more screenings.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "4전 5기의 신화 홍수환<남자, 태어나다>의 세 촌놈, 사나이로 맹글다". koreafilm.co.kr.
  2. ^ "남자 태어나다". Navermovie.
  3. ^ "영화 <남자 태어나다> 극장 상영 하룻만에 종영[김성우]". mbcnews. 2002-10-25.
  4. ^ "[기획] 이 영화들이 그렇게 안땡겼수?". maxmovie. 2002-12-13.
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