Once Upon a Time in Seoul: Difference between revisions

Once Upon a Time in Seoul
Once Upon a Time in Seoul
	South Korean poster
Hangul	소년은 울지 않는다
Revised Romanization	Sonyeoneun ulji anneunda
Directed by	Bae Hyoung-jun
Written by	Han Ji-hoon ; Kim Sang-don
Produced by	Lee Eun ; Son Seong-moon
Starring	Lee Wan ; Song Chang-eui
Cinematography	Hwang Ki-seok
Edited by	Park Kwang-il
Music by	Lee Byung-hoon
Production; companies	MK Pictures; KD Media; Pancinema
Distributed by	Studio 2.0
Release date	November 6, 2008;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$4 million
Box office	US$419,587

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 15:51, 25 August 2024

Once Upon a Time in Seoul (Korean: 소년은 울지 않는다; lit. Boys Don't Cry) is a 2008 South Korean drama film starring Lee Wan and Song Chang-eui.^[2]^[3]

Plot

1953, the Korean War has ended, but the fight for survival has just begun. Two 18-year-old boys, Tae-ho and Jong-du, live in a camp for orphaned boys, which is more of a concentration camp where everyone suffers from hunger, inhumane treatment and unbearable work conditions. But these two have a dream of a better tomorrow. Tae-ho is the one with wits and brains and Jong-du is the tough street fighter. Together they scheme to steal US Army supplies and recruit other boys to grow their business. But when they start to take business away from the local gangsters, their fight for survival turns into a war.

Cast

Lee Wan as Jong-du
Song Chang-eui as Tae-ho
Greena Park as Soon-nam
Lee Ki-young as Do-cheol
Ahn Gil-kang as Myeong-soo
Jung Kyung-ho as Mouse
Park Yeong-seo as Deok-bae
Kang Yi-seok as Wonder child
Cha Seung-yeol as Jae-gook
Han Seong-jin as Sang-gook
Joo Min-soo as Yeong-nam
Eom Min-hyeok as Woo-sik
Im Yeong-sik as Sang-il
Lee Geon-moon as Yong-goo
Kim Geon-ho as Mr. Jang
Song Young-chang as Man-gi (cameo)

References

^ "Sonyunun Ulji Annunda (Once Upon a Time in Seoul)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^ Lee, Eun-joo (22 October 2008). "Actors struggle for authenticity in Korean War roles". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^ Soh, Joon (13 November 2008). "Postwar Pain Made Into Bad Melodrama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Once Upon a Time in Seoul at HanCinema
Once Upon a Time in Seoul at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Once Upon a Time in Seoul at IMDb

This South Korean film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Sonyunun Ulji Annunda (Once Upon a Time in Seoul)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[2] Lee, Eun-joo (22 October 2008). "Actors struggle for authenticity in Korean War roles". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[3] Soh, Joon (13 November 2008). "Postwar Pain Made Into Bad Melodrama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Multiple issues|{{refimprove|date=March 2014}}{{notability|Films|date=January 2014}}}}
+{{more citations needed|date=March 2014}}
 {{Infobox film
 | name           = Once Upon a Time in Seoul
 | image          = Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Seoul_poster.jpg
-| film name      = {{Film name|hangul = {{linktext|소년은 울지않는다|}} |rr = Sonyeoneun Oljianneunda}}
+| native_name    = {{Infobox Chinese/Korean|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|hangul = 소년은 울지 않는다 |rr = Sonyeoneun ulji anneunda}}
+| caption        = South Korean poster
 | director       = Bae Hyoung-jun
 | producer       = Lee Eun <br/> Son Seong-moon
 | writer         = Han Ji-hoon <br/> Kim Sang-don
-| starring       = [[Lee Wan]]  <br/> [[Song Chang-eui]]
+| starring       = [[Lee Wan]] <br/> [[Song Chang-eui]]
 | music          = Lee Byung-hoon
 | cinematography = Hwang Ki-seok
 | editing        = Park Kwang-il
+| studio         = [[MK Pictures]]<br>[[KD Media]]<br>Pancinema
 | distributor    = Studio 2.0
 | released       = {{film date|2008|11|6}}
@@ Line 17: / Line 19: @@
 | language       = Korean
 | budget         = {{USD|4 million}}
-| gross          = {{USD|419,587}}<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fSONYONEUNWOOLJIA01 "Sonyunun Ulji Annunda (Once Upon a Time in Seoul)"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2014-02-09.</ref>
+| gross          = {{USD|419,587}}<ref>[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fSONYONEUNWOOLJIA01 "Sonyunun Ulji Annunda (Once Upon a Time in Seoul)"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2014-02-09.</ref>
 }}
-'''''Once Upon a Time in Seoul''''' ({{ko-hhrm|소년은 울지 않는다||Sonyeoneun Oljianneunda}}; lit. '''''Boys Don't Cry''''') is a [[Cinema of Korea#Divided Korea — South Korea|South Korean]] drama film starring [[Lee Wan]] and [[Song Chang-eui]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-joo|title=Actors struggle for authenticity in Korean War roles|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2896357|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2014-02-09|date=22 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Soh|first=Joon|title=Postwar Pain Made Into Bad Melodrama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/11/141_34356.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=13 November 2008|accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref>
+'''''Once Upon a Time in Seoul''''' ({{ko-hhrm|소년은 울지 않는다}}; {{lit.}} '''''Boys Don't Cry''''') is a 2008 [[Cinema of Korea#Divided Korea — South Korea|South Korean]] drama film starring [[Lee Wan]] and [[Song Chang-eui]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-joo|title=Actors struggle for authenticity in Korean War roles|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2896357|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=2014-02-09|date=22 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Soh|first=Joon|title=Postwar Pain Made Into Bad Melodrama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/11/141_34356.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=13 November 2008|accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-, the [[Korean war]] has ended, but the fight for survival has just begun. Two 18-year-old boys, Tae-ho and Jong-du, live in a camp for [[orphan]]ed boys, which is more of a [[concentration camp]] where everyone suffers from hunger, inhumane treatment and unbearable work conditions. But these two have a dream of a better tomorrow. Tae-ho is the one with wits and brains and Jong-du is the tough street fighter. Together they scheme to steal US Army supplies and recruit other boys to grow their business. But when they start to take business away from the local gangsters, their fight for survival turns into a war...
+, the [[Korean War]] has ended, but the fight for survival has just begun. Two 18-year-old boys, Tae-ho and Jong-du, live in a camp for [[orphan]]ed boys, which is more of a [[concentration camp]] where everyone suffers from hunger, inhumane treatment and unbearable work conditions. But these two have a dream of a better tomorrow. Tae-ho is the one with wits and brains and Jong-du is the tough street fighter. Together they scheme to steal US Army supplies and recruit other boys to grow their business. But when they start to take business away from the local gangsters, their fight for survival turns into a war.
 ==Cast==
@@ Line 46: / Line 48: @@
 == External links ==
-* {{official website|http://www.boys2008.co.kr/}} {{ko icon}}
+* {{official website|http://www.boys2008.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}
 * {{hancinema film|Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Seoul|Once Upon a Time in Seoul}}
 * {{kmdb film|08733|Once Upon a Time in Seoul}}
@@ Line 52: / Line 54: @@
 [[Category:2008 films]]
-[[Category:Korean-language films]]
+[[Category:2000s Korean-language films]]
-[[Category:South Korean films]]
+[[Category:South Korean drama films]]
+[[Category:2000s South Korean films]]
+[[Category:Myung Films films]]