Confession (Korean: 좋은 친구들; RR: Joeun Chingudeul; lit. "Good Friends") is a 2014 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film starring Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon and Lee Kwang-soo.[1][2][3][4]
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 좋은 親舊들 |
| Revised Romanization | Johun chingudul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Choh ch'inuntŭl |
| Directed by | Lee Do-yun |
| Written by | Lee Do-yun |
| Produced by | Lee Tae-hun Choi Nak-kwon |
| Starring | Ji Sung Ju Ji-hoon Lee Kwang-soo |
| Cinematography | Yu Eok |
| Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
| Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
Production company | Opus Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$2,801,991 |
Plot
editHyun-tae, In-chul and Min-soo have been best friends since childhood. Hyun-tae is a paramedic with a daughter in kindergarten, In-chul is a con man who works at an insurance company, and Min-soo is a small business owner. Hyun-tae's mother, who owns an illegal gambling arcade, asks In-chul to stage a robbery/arson of her arcade to get an insurance settlement. But when it results in her accidental death, the friends have a falling out and their relationships with each other are forever changed.[5]
Cast
edit- Ji Sung as Im Hyun-tae [6]
- Baek Seung-hwan as young Im Hyun-tae
- Ju Ji-hoon as Jung In-chul
- Jeon Ji-hwan as young Jung In-chul
- Lee Kwang-soo as Kim Min-soo [7][8][9][10]
- Ham Sung-min as young Kim Min-soo
- Lee Hwi-hyang as Hyun-tae's mother
- Ki Gook-seo as Hyun-tae's father
- Choi Jin-ho as Shin Yi Soo
- Jung Ji-yoon as Mi-ran
- Jang Hee-jin as Ji-hyang
- Choi Byung-mo as Jae-gyu
- Ri Min as Detective Choi
- Hwang Chae-won as Yoo-ri
- Yang Jae-young as Ho-sung
- Park Sang-hyeon as Department head Kim
- Lee Young-soo as Detective Lee
- Ham Sung-min as Min-soo
- Nam Moon-cheol as Chief of police
- Kwak Min-seok as Center head
- Jeon In-geol as Assassin
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51st Grand Bell Awards[11] | Best New Director | Lee Do-yun | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Do-yun | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Steve M. Choe | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Conran, Pierce (16 December 2013). "JU Ji-hoon, JI Sung and LEE Kwang-soo Team Up for New Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (11 December 2013). "Ji Sung, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Kwang Soo Cast in Movie Good Friends". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ Kim, Hee-eun (13 June 2014). "Ji, Ju and Lee Good Friends after film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (20 June 2014). "Masculinity, brutality themes of Confession". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (4 July 2014). "Confession puts true friendship to the test". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (12 December 2013). "Ji to star in new movie Good Friends". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ Lee, Cory (11 December 2013). "Lee Kwang-soo to Display Deep Bromance with Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (28 May 2014). "Lee Kwang Soo Wipes Off the Smile on His Face for Good Friends". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (28 June 2014). "Interview: Lee Kwang Soo Will Not Leave Running Man Just to Focus on Other Projects". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (30 June 2014). "Herald Interview: Funnyman gets serious". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ^ Kim, June (12 November 2014). "The 51st Daejong Film Awards Nominations Announced". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Good Friends on Twitter (in Korean)
- Good Friends on Facebook (in Korean)
- Confession at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Confession at IMDb
- Confession at HanCinema
