A Bloody Aria
| A Bloody Aria | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Won Shin-yeon |
| Written by | Won Shin-yeon |
| Produced by | Lee Seo-yeol Jeong Geun-hyeon |
| Starring | Han Suk-kyu Lee Moon-sik Oh Dal-su Lee Byung-joon Cha Ye-ryeon |
| Cinematography | Kim Dong-eun Kim Byeong-jeong |
| Edited by | Choi Jae-geun Eom Jin-hwa |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
| Distributed by | Prime Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $584,409 |
A Bloody Aria (Korean: 구타유발자들; RR: Guta-yubalja-deul) is a 2006 South Korean film, written and directed by Won Shin-yeon. The Los Angeles Times described the movie as a "thriller about a fated convergence of people from different strata of Korean society who queasily slide between roles of tormentor and victim."[1]
Plot
On a day trip through the countryside, aspiring opera singer In-jeong flees to the woods to escape the advances of her college professor Park Young-sun, and runs into a disturbed group of country-bred thugs.
Cast
- Han Suk-kyu ... Moon-jae
- Lee Moon-sik ... Bong-yeon
- Oh Dal-su ... O-geun
- Lee Byung-joon ... Young-sun
- Kim Shi-hoo ... Hyun-jae
- Cha Ye-ryeon ... In-jeong
- Jung Kyung-ho ... Hong-bae
- Shin Hyun-tak ... Won-ryong
Release
A Bloody Aria was released in South Korea on 31 May 2006,[2] and on its opening weekend was ranked eighth at the box office with 50,047 admissions.[3] The film went on to receive a total of 164,606 admissions nationwide,[2] and as of 4 June 2006 had grossed a total of $584,409.[4]
A Bloody Aria was released on DVD by HB Entertainment in South Korea, and ImaginAsian Home Entertainment in the United States. In the United Kingdom, three seconds were removed from its release to obtain the "age 18" rating.[5]
References
- ^ Abele, Robert (January 18, 2008). "In its examination of bullying, 'A Bloody Aria' strives for some out-of-the-ordinary complexities". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b "Box-Office Admission Results" (2006). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Korean Box Office" (2006.06.02 ~ 2006.06.04). HanCinema. Retrieved on 8 January 2009.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office June 2–4, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 8 January 2009.
- ^ A BLOODY ARIA rated 18 by the BBFC. Retrieved on 27 January 2009.
External links
- A Bloody Aria at IMDb
- A Bloody Aria at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- A Bloody Aria at HanCinema
- A Bloody Aria at Rotten Tomatoes (UK)
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