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My Annoying Brother
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Wikipedia article
'My Annoying Brother' (; lit. "Older Brother") is a 2016 South Korean comedy drama film starring Jo Jung-suk, Do Kyung-soo and Park Shin-hye. It was released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on November 23, 2016. The film topped local box office and hit more than one million views within four days of its release. The film reached 3 million views in mid December.
The film was released in Japan on May 19, 2017.
Plot
National Judo athlete Doo-young (Do Kyung-soo) damages his optic nerves during an international event and loses his sight permanently. His older brother Doo-shik (Jo Jung-suk) who has been estranged from Doo-young, takes advantage of his brother's sudden crisis to get paroled from prison. To Doo-young who lost his parents in an accident as a teenager and had to fend for himself since then, the news of Doo-shik coming home is an extra stress to deal with. He's barely adjusting to the fact that he is now blind for the rest of his life but now he has to deal with his swindler brother. Although hesitant at first, Doo-young slowly eases up to his older brother, who gradually takes charge and helps him adjust to his disability. Just when the two brothers are starting to make amends, Doo-shik finds out that he's in the final stage of terminal cancer. He has only a short time to say farewell to his brother and help him win gold at Rio Paralympics, which will secure his future.
Cast
Main cast
*Jo Jung-suk as Go Doo-shik**Jeon Ha-neul as Young Doo-shik
*Doh Kyung-soo as Go Doo-young
**Jung Ji-hoon as Young Doo-young
*Park Shin-hye as Lee Soo-hyun
Others
* Kim Kang-hyun as Dae-chang
* Ji Dae-han as Director of the National athletes
* Lim Chul-hyung as Jong Neon-nam
* Lee Do-yeon as a girl in the club with Doo-young
* Kim Jin-hee as a girl in the club with Doo-shik
* Son San as Parole auditor
* Shim Hoon-gi as Parole auditor
* Jung Jae-jin Owner of Super
* Moon Ji-hyun as a Bank staff
* Kang Doo as Foreign car dealer
* Goo Hye-ryung as Staff of Department of rehabilitation
* Lee Sang-hoon as Staff of Department of rehabilitation
* Jung Yoo-jin as Young Lover
* Park Jae-han as Police
* Son Mi-hee as Hallway nurse
* Jung Dong-kyu as Doctor
* Lee Myung-ha as Woman in the hospital
* Chun Seok-hyun as A hospital employee
* Jeon Ki-young as Narrator
* Choi Min-ho as Narrator
* Bae Sung-jae as Judo caster
* Kwon Ji-hoon as Japanese player
* Mama Daleev Par as Turkish player
* Jo Won-hee as Doo-shik's father
* Lee Yeon-soo as Doo-shik's mother
* Noh Yeong-hee as A lady in the neighborhood
* Hong Myung-gi as Designated driver
* Kwon Beom-taek as Guard
* Lee Han-ni as Doctor's voice
Production
Filming began on October 19, 2015, in Songpa, Seoul, South Korea and ended on December 31.
Original soundtrack
Chart performance
Reception
'Yonhap' called the film a formulaic comedy but was nonetheless "funny and enjoyable" to watch. Both Jo and Do were praised for their performance and their chemistry which helped elevate the film.
Awards and nominations
References
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