Last year, actor Park Kwang-jeong has passed away leaving his last film, "A Little Pond". This film will be premiered at the 17th Pusan International Film Festival for the first time after 7 years of its finish.
This film is about the Korean War era when American Soldiers have killed innocent people at the No Gun Ri massacre.
In 2001, this even has been publicized and in 2003, this film has been produced.
This film also stars Moon Seong-geun, Lee Dae-yeon, Kim Roi-ha, Song Kang-ho, and Moon So-ri. This film worked on for so long ...More
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Yoo Ji-tae, 32, won an award not as an actor, but as a director at Japan's 2008 Short Shorts Film Festival Asia, Wednesday. His third short film "
Out of My Intention" won him the Special Mention Award at the fifth edition of the movie event, which came to a close Sunday in Tokyo.
Yoo is better known as a star of movies, such as the Cannes Grand Prix-winner
"Old Boy" (2003) and mellow love story "
Ditto" (2000). He made his directorial debut with "Bike Boy", which won the audience award at the 2003 Busan Asian Short Film Festival.
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Actor
Yoo Ji-tae presents his third directorial piece, "
Out of My Intention". Through the 24-minute film, the star of cult favorite
"Old Boy" and romance flick "
One Fine Spring Day" demonstrates an ability to orchestrate subtle emotions.
The film unfolds on the road one lazy summer afternoon. A weary middle-aged man (
Lee Dae-yeon) drives listlessly, while a lovely young woman (
Jo An) rides in the passenger seat, wearing a grim expression.
Though the baby-faced woman and necktie-clad man make an odd pair, a typical lover's quarrel is in progress. The woman despera...
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Outside of Korea,
Yoo Ji-tae is primarily known as a key actor in
Park Chan-wook's award-winning flick
"Old Boy". In the movie, Yoo's character shows off an extremely calm posturing; however, deep inside his heart is burning with an incontrollable emotion of revenge.
Back to the reality, Yoo does not want to limit his scope to the domain of acting. Although he's a much sought-after actor, he is not secretive about his burgeoning ambition as a filmmaker. Previously, he made two short films, which have not made it to the theaters.
This time, finally, Yoo's third short film, titled "
Out of My Intention" (Nado moreugae), has achieved something bigger and more comm...
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