Bad Movie (Korean: 나쁜 영화; RR: Nappeun yeonghwa), also known as Timeless, Bottomless Bad Movie, is a 1997 South Korean docudrama film directed by Jang Sun-woo.
Upon its initial release in South Korea, around thirty minutes of footage was censored due to objectionable material; this footage was restored in overseas releases.
Synopsis
A semi-documentary shot with amateur actors depicting various episodes from the violent lives of marginalised and homeless youth in Seoul.
Cast
- Hang Seul-ki (한슬기)
- Choi Mi-seon (최미선)- as "princess"
- Park Kyeong-won (박경원)- as "prince"
- Lee Jae-kyeong (이재경)
- Jang Nam-kyeong (장남경)- as "bird"
- Byeon Sang-gyu (변상규)- as "Red byeon(Bloodshit)"
- Song Kang-ho
- Gi Ju-bong
- Ahn Nae-sang
- Lee Moon-sik - as convenience store owner
Awards
- Pusan International Film Festival (1997) Netpac Award
- Tokyo International Film Festival (1997) Asian Film Award
Notes
Bibliography
- Hartzell, Adam. "Bad Movie". koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- Kim, Kyung-hyun (2004). "6. New Korean Cinema Auteurs: Jang Sun-woo's Three 'F' Words: Familism, Fetishism, and Fascism: Bad Movie". The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema. Durham and London: Duke University Press. pp. 187–202. ISBN 0-8223-3267-1.
- Nappun yeonghwa (1998) at IMDb
- Stewart, Bhob. "Bad Movie". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- "Timeless, Bottomless (Nappeun yeonghwa)(1997)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
External links
- Bad Movie at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Bad Movie at IMDb
