ROUGH CUT - Yeonghwanun Yeonghwada (영화는 영화다) (South Korea)
The Story:
Su-ta (Kang Ji-hwan) is an aggressive, arrogant star who naturally ends up playing violent gangster-like roles. His tendency to throw the occasional punch in real life too probably only bolsters his fame, but when he seriously injures another actor on the set of his new film, controversy erupts and the production is suspended. Strangely enough, none of the other available actors seem willing to.
Meanwhile, Gang-pae (So Ji-sub) is the real thing. Despite his young age, he has risen to the No. 2 position in an organized crime ring. Effortlessly effective as a fighter, he is often called upon to solve the gang's trickiest problems. In his free time, however, he often sneaks off alone to watch movies, and when he runs into Su-ta by chance in a room salon, he confesses to a lifelong wish to become an actor. fill the now-vacant role of his adversary.
The conversation between Su-ta and Gang-pae (their names are a playful pun on the words "star" and "gangster") is anything but cordial: Su-ta's machismo and Gang-pae's cool mix like oil and water.
But, desperate, Su-ta will eventually come back to Gang-pae and ask him to co-star in the film. Gang-pae agrees, but with one condition: instead of simulated blows, they will fight for real in front of the camera. Su-ta accepts the condition and they get ready for the real match.
Starring:
Ji-seob So, Ji-hwan Kang, Soo-hyun Hong, Yong-tae Song, Hie-jin Jang
Directed By:
Jang Hoon
Release:
2008
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