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Collective Invention
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Wikipedia article
'Collective Invention' is a South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Kwon Oh-kwang. It is about a hapless fish-man's meteoric rise to celebrity and subsequent fall from grace. The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Plot
A medical experiment gone wrong and a man mutates due to side effects from an experimental drug administered to him, turning him into a fish-man. When his supposedly girlfriend posts the story of her 'fishy' boyfriend on the internet, a wannabe reporter starts digging for the truth, covering the news about the mutant fish-man.
Cast
* Lee Kwang-soo as Park Gu
* Lee Chun-hee as Sang-won
* Park Bo-young as Ju-jin
* Jang Gwang as Gu's father
* Lee Byung-joon as Dr. Byun
* Kim Hee-won as Lawyer Kim
* Jung In-gi as Dong-sik
* Choi Ji-ho as Chairman's assistant
Reception
The film was number five on its opening weekend, with .
Awards and nominations
References
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