Jo Beom-goo (조범구)

Boys Will Be Boys, Friends Will Be Friends

2006/10/04 | Source | Permalink |

By Yi Chang-ho
Contributing Writer

What are the best days of your life? For the high school friends in Riverbank Legends it's when they hang out at night on their territory, a bare riverbank; a hard-won place they fought over side by side. For the friends in Radio Star it's when they have nowhere left to go than a remote provincial town, but realize they can still rock and still have their friendship. As the films show: time changes, but boys will be boys and friends will still be friends.

"Riverbank Legends" ("Gangster High")

While in reality Korean high schools are all about studying until late at night, "Riverbank Legends" ("Gangster High") is one of Korean high school films with male protagonists for whom studying is not an issue. They spend their days establishing their names as the toughest fighters, in this case, by proving who rules the riverbank.

Director Jo Beom-goo succeeded in making Riverbank Legends ("Gangster High") an entertaining and fun film without many ...| More

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Gangster High isn't about fighting for a Riverbank, that's another movie is it not, the one with MC Mong. AT1989 2007-07-01 19:01:03

The 2005 Jeon Ju Citizen Film & Video Festival raises its curtain

2005/03/23 | Source | Permalink |

The 2005 Jeon Ju Citizen Film & Video Festival, which screens cinemas produced by citizens at firsthand, raised its curtain on Mar. 21.

Following the Festival's opening ceremony at 7:30 in the evening on Mar. 21, the Festival started with its opening film 'The Bad Utterances' by filmmaker Jo Beom-goo.

'The Bad Utterances', which was already screened at the 1st CJ Asia Indi Film Festival and the 9th Pusan International Film Festival, has following synopsis: Ik-soo who is a high school student and Jong-tae and Duck-pal who go around collecting money are 19 years old.

One day, Jong-Tae, Dul-Pal and Ik-Soo go on a group blind date. That night, while three of them party with the girls, Ik-soo's mother is run over and killed by a car. On board were Hyun-jin and loan shark Sun-Il. Ik-soo tries to start a new life with the insurance payment.

This year's screening cinemas are a total of 58 films and independent cinema 20 films and 38 independent cinemas from Seoul, Pusan, France ...| More

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