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Beat (1997 film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
|name = Beat
|image = Beat_(1997)_poster.jpg
| native_name =
|director = Kim Sung-su
|producer = Cha Sung-ji
|writer = Sam Shin
|based_on =
|starring = Jung Woo-sung
Ko So-young
Im Chang-jung
Yoo Oh-sung
|music = Kim Jae-won
|cinematography = Kim Hyung-koo
|editing = Kim Hyeon
|distributor =
|released =
|runtime = 119 minutes
|country = South Korea
|language = Korean
|budget =
}}
'Beat' is 1997 South Korean action film directed by Kim Sung-su and written by Sam Shin about a high school dropout who is forced into gang life. Jung Woo-sung played the lead Min and Ko So-young his love interest Romy. The plot is based on a bestselling graphic novel by Huh Young-man.
The role solidified Jung as a leading Korean actor and was also based on his real-life experience as a high school dropout. This was the third and final film pairing Jung and Ko, but the director would later work with Jung again in 'Musa' (2001).
Plot
Three friends in Korea all drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his love for the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.
Cast
* Jung Woo-sung ... Min
* Ko So-young ... Romy
* Yoo Oh-sung ... Tae-soo
* Im Chang-jung ... Hwan-gyu
*Sa Hyeon-jin
*Song Geum-sig
*Jang Dong-jik
*Shin Burm-sik
*Kim Boo-seon ... Madam Shin
*Lee In-ock
* Lee Moon-sik ... Ward Office staff
References
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