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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Modern Boy
| image = Modern Boy film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name =
| director = Jung Ji-woo
| producer = Kang Woo-suk
| writer = Jung Ji-woo
| starring = Park Hae-il
Kim Hye-soo
| music = Lee Jae-jin
| cinematography = Kim Tae-gyeong
| editing = Eom Yun-ju
Wang Su-an
| distributor = CJ Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 121 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'Modern Boy' is a 2008 South Korean film about a rich, hedonistic playboy played by Park Hae-il who cannot care less that his country was colonized, and falls head over heels in love with a beautiful independence fighter.
Plot
Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence movement.
Cast
* Park Hae-il ... Lee Hae-myeong
* Kim Hye-soo ... Jo Nan-sil
* Kim Nam-gil ... Shinsuke Hidaka, Japanese detective
* Kim Joon-bae ... Baek Sang-heo
* Kim Young-jae ... Okai ???
* Shin Goo ... Lee Hae-myeong's father
* Li Bo Wen ... Japanese detective, ???
* Joo Seok-tae ... Policeman
* Hong Seung-jin ... Cheol-kwon
* Do Ji-won ... Ishida Yoko
* Moon Won-joo as Detective
Release
'Modern Boy' was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Modern_Boy.php?ac=1 Modern Boy (2008) - ]". 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 25 November 2008. and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2008.10.03+%7E+2008.10.05&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (Week-end 2008.10.03 ~ 2008.10.05). 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 25 November 2008. As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions, and as of 9 November had grossed a total of $3,839,780."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=45&p=.htm South Korea Box Office November 79, 2008]". 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
Awards and nominations
;2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards
* Technical Award - Insight Visual
* Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Tae-gyeong
* Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
* Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin
;2008 Korean Film Awards
* Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
* Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin
* Nomination - Best Sound - Seo Yeong-jun
;2009 Grand Bell Awards
* Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Kim Nam-gil
* Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong
* Nomination - Best Costume Design - Jo Sang-gyeong
* Nomination - Best Visual Effects - Kang Jong-ik, Son Seung-hyeon
* Nomination - Best New Actor - Kim Nam-gil
;17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
* won - Best New Actor - Kim Nam-gil
References
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