The Show Must Go On (2007 film)
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| Hangul | 우아한 세계 |
| Hanja | 우아한 世界 |
| RR | Uahan segye |
| MR | Uahan segye |
| Directed by | Han Jae-rim |
| Written by | Han Jae-rim |
| Produced by | Kang Tae-woo Jeong Young-joo |
| Starring | Song Kang-ho Park Ji-young Oh Dal-su Yoon Je-moon Choi Il-hwa |
| Cinematography | Park Yong-soo |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Music by | Yoko Kanno |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$6.7 million[1] |
The Show Must Go On (Korean: 우아한 세계; RR: Uahan segye; lit. Elegant World) is a 2007 South Korean crime film written and directed by Han Jae-rim, starring Song Kang-ho in the lead role. The film revolves around a full-time gangster who's aspiring to be a full-time husband and dad. It was released theatrically in South Korea on 5 April 2007.
Plot
Unlike most men who hold titles like "Manager" or "Director", Kang In-gu is called "Boss". But beyond his unconventional profession, his love for his family is just like any other hardworking father in South Korea. Each day, he balances his life between being a dedicated enforcer for the organization and playing the role of a caring dad—all in pursuit of his dream: to live elegantly with his family in a quiet countryside home. The elegant life he longs for seems within reach, but constant demands from his family to leave his job—and the tense rivalry with the organization's second-in-command, Noh Sang-moo—threaten to pull him further away from that dream.
Cast
- Song Kang-ho ... In-gu
- Park Ji-young ... Mi-ryung
- Oh Dal-su ... Hyun-soo
- Yoon Je-moon ... Director Noh
- Choi Il-hwa ... Chairman Noh
- Kim So-eun ... Hee-soon
- Choi Jong-ryul ... owner of dumpling restaurant
- Jung In-gi ... police chief
- Kim Kyeong-ik ... Hee-soo's teacher
- Kwon Tae-won ... police chief of police substation
- Lee Dae-yeon ... company president Baek
- Oh Jung-se ... manager
- Lydia Park ... female employee
- Lee Yong-yi ... granny in broken-down home
- Min Seong-wook ... Director Noh's subordinate
- Son Se-bin ... daughter of woman in mourning
- Park Jin-woo ... reporter
- Lee Jang-hoon ... Yong-seok
Release
The film was released in South Korea on April 5, 2007, and received a total of 1,025,781 admissions nationwide.[2]
Awards
The Show Must Go On won Best Film and Best Actor for Song Kang-ho at the 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2007.[3]
References
- ^ "Woo-ah-han Sae-gye (The Show Must Go On) (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ "Box-Office Admission Results (2007) Archived 2019-06-22 at the Wayback Machine". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ "Show Must Go on Wins Blue Dragon Award Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine". KBS World. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
External links
- The Show Must Go On at IMDb
- The Show Must Go On at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- The Show Must Go On at HanCinema
- The Show Must Go On review at Koreanfilm.org