By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
"Paradise Murdered" ("
Paradise 1986") director
Kim Han-min brings yet another unconventional thriller,
"Hand Phone". But unlike his previous work, the setting shifts from an isolated island to the big city and, like its title suggests, revolves around every urbanite's essential hardware, the cell phone
The cell phone, which South Koreans commonly call
"Hand Phone" and thus the title of the film, has appeared without fail in recent thrillers such as
"Seven Days".
"Hand Phone" also has the victim running around as the perpetrator whispers orders from the other line. It capitalizes on the familiar anxiety of looking for a charger when the battery starts dying out on an important conversation. It also shows the perils of losing one's personal information held by cell phones.
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Korea was shocked by the news last month that actress
Jeon Ji-hyeon's cell phone had been cloned by her management company so that it could keep an eye on her. The case played into the fears of many that the digital devices that have become such an indispensable part of our lives can also serve to violate our privacy.
But, of course, once the movies get ahold of this idea, all of our worst fears get taken to the next level, as they do in the thriller
"Hand Phone", which comes out at local theaters on Feb. 19.
"The film is full of suspense", said director
Kim Han-min at a recent press conference at the Seoul Plaza Hotel. Kim directed "Paradise Murdered" ("
Paradise 1986" - 2007), another thriller that attracted mor...
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Mobile devices have become the norm, saving time and energy for a person on-the-go.
Many folks, however, use them to store sensitive information like intimate photos and videos. It is not usually until they have been lost that the owner realizes they should have been more cautious.
That is the premise cooked up by director
Kim Han-min for his second feature-length film,
"Hand Phone", as Koreans usually refer to mobile phones. It stars
Eom Tae-woong and
Park Yong-woo as the story's anti-hero and villain.
Kim is considered a major up-and-coming director. His debut work, "Paradise Murdered" ("
Paradise 1986") two years ago drew...
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Eom Tae-woong will tackle the role of a manager in
Kim Han-min's Haendeupon (English translation: "Mobile Phone"). The main characters of the thriller are the manager and his female top star.
Kim Han-min wrote and directed last year's box office hit "Paradise Murdered" ("
Paradise 1986"). It was his first feature film after being successful with awarded short films.
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