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Bad Guy (2002) [N/A]

Featuring:
Cho Jae-hyun, Won Seo, Kim Yun-tae

Written by:
Kim Ki-duk

Directed by:
Kim Ki-duk


Release Date:
January 11, 2002

Original Title:
나쁜 남자

Alternate Titles:
Bad Guy
Bad Youth Guy
Nabbeun namja
Плохой парень

Genres:
Drama | Romance | Thriller

Production Companies:
LJ Film
Prime Entertainment
Tube Entertainment

Production Countries:
South Korea

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 18  JP: R15+  KR: 19 

Runtime: 103

Trapped in a world of pleasure and pain...

Overview from TheMovieDB

A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.

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Overview from Open Movies

In busy downtown Seoul, a thuggish young man notices a fresh-faced college student who sits on a bench. He stares then sits next to her. She looks at him as if he's vermin, rises and walks to another bench. He sits staring. Her boyfriend arrives, she points to the stranger, the boyfriend shrugs and puts his arm around her to walk away. The stranger starts to leave as well, turns, goes to them, takes her face firmly in his hands and kisses her long and hard. The boyfriend tries unsuccessfully to break them apart, then soldiers beat the stranger. She demands an apology. He is silent. She slaps him and spits on him. They leave. The next day, he sets out to ruin her. How can this end?

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Rankings and Honors

Bad Guy (2002) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes 45%
Metacritic 49/100
Awards Won: 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Production

Cinematography:
Hwang Cheol-hyeon

Colorist:
Lee Yong-gi

Director:
Kim Ki-duk

Editor:
Seong-won Hang

Original Music Composer:
Ho-jun Park

Producer:
Ahn Sang-hoon

Writer:
Kim Ki-duk

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