Crying Fist

Seung-wan RYOO

Quinzaine 2005 | Feature film | 2h15

Taes-shik, a one-time champion amateur boxer, now earns his living by standing out in the street and inviting passersby to use him as a punching bag for money. All that he has left is his wife, who wants a divorce, and his son, the only light of his life. Debt-ridden, with nothing else to lose, the old boxer decides to go after the amateur xoxing title. Sand-hwan is violent and rebellious young misfit doing time for theft. At the prison’s boxing club, he feels he can accomplish something for the first time in his life.

Artistic & technical sheet

With
Choi Min-sik
Ryoo Seung-bum

Screenplay
Ryoo Seung-wan, Jeon Cheol-hong

Image
Cho Yong-kyu

Sound
Jung Gun

Editing
Nam Na-young

Music
Bang Jun-suk

Set decoration
Park Il-hyun

Sio Film 836-5, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu 135-937 Seoul Corée du Sud tél : +82 2 557 3905 fax : +82 2 557 6305 zzeerr@siofilm.com co-production Bravo Entertainment (Corée du Sud) ventes à létranger : ShowEast 10F New Seoul Bldg. 618-3, Shinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu 135-894 Seoul Corée du Sud tél : +82 2 3446 9590 / 9688 fax : +82 2 3446 9620 michelle@showeast.co.kr www.showeast.co.kr/eng Presse : Thierry Lenouvel et Claire Viroulaud mob : +33(0)6 89 35 51 06 et +33(0)6 87 55 86 07 thierrycinesud@noos.fr clairecinesud@noos.fr

Born in 1973, Ryoo Seung-wan made the media spotlight in 2000 for his indie film, Die bad, a monster hit. En 2004, Arahan, his third film, again connected with audiences with its blend of martial arts and comedy. With Crying Fist, he moves for the first time into melodrama.