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The Shameless
Directed byOh Seung-uk
Written byOh Seung-uk
Produced byHan Jae-duk
StarringKim Nam-gil
Jeon Do-yeon
CinematographyKang Guk-hyun
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byJo Yeong-wook
Production
company
Sanai Pictures
Distributed byCGV Arthouse
Release dates
  • May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15) (Cannes)
  • May 27, 2015 (2015-05-27) (South Korea)
Running time
118 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The Shameless (Korean: 무뢰한; RR: Muroehan; lit. "A Bastard" or "A Rouge") is a 2015 South Korean film starring Kim Nam-gil and Jeon Do-yeon.[1][2][3] It is written and directed by Oh Seung-uk, who described it as a "hardboiled romantic noir thriller.[4][5]

The Shameless made its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Plot

The police are staking out Park Joon-gil for the murder of Hwang Choong-nam, and jaded detective Jung Jae-gon is being pressured to close the case, particularly by his former superior Moon Ki-beom, who lost his badge for corruption. Joon-gil was once the mob enforcer for Jay Investment, but had fallen out of favor when he embezzled and stole the heart of Kim Hye-kyung, the girlfriend of the company's vice president Park Jong-ho. Jay Investment representative Min Young-ki approaches Jae-gon and offers him US$5,000 to ensure that Joon-gil is maimed during the arrest as payback. Jae-gon reluctantly agrees, but a botched arrest sends Joon-gil on the run, and Jae-gon decides the best way to find him again is by sticking with Hye-kyung, hoping she will lead him to the fugitive. Hye-kyung now works as a bar girl to pay off her substantial debt to Jong-ho, and Jae-gon threatens his way into an undercover job as a floor manager at the nightclub she works at. Introducing himself as Joon-gil's former cellmate Lee Young-joon, Jae-gon begins to spend time with the suspicious Hye-kyung and gradually wins her trust. But when Joon-gil returns asking Hye-kyung for money for a potential deal, Jae-gon's newfound feelings of love and jealousy rise to the surface.

Cast

  • Kim Nam-gil as Jung Jae-gon
  • Jeon Do-yeon as Kim Hye-kyung
  • Park Sung-woong as Park Joon-gil
  • Kwak Do-won as Moon Ki-beom
  • Kim Min-jae as Min Young-ki
  • Park Ji-hwan as Son Kyung-soo
  • Choi Young-do as Kim Ho-gil
  • Ha Ji-eun as Han Ji-yeon
  • Kang Tae-young as Kim Jin-hyung
  • Ji Seung-hyun as Kim Dong-soo
  • Chu Gwi-jeong as Strange woman
  • Sung Seung-hyun as Drug addict
  • Shin Sam-bong as Shopkeeper
  • Ji Goon-woo as Drug dealer
  • Lee Dong-jin as Hwang Choong-nam
  • Yoo Ji-yeon as Hwang's lover
  • Jung Jae-woong as Kim Hyung-seok
  • Yoon Seung-won as Park Jong-ho
  • Jo Won-hee as Deok-ryong

Production

This is the second film Oh Seung-uk has directed, 15 years after his directorial debut Kilimanjaro (2000).[4] Oh was a prominent screenwriter in the 1990s, having written Green Fish (1997) and Christmas in August (1998).[15][16][17]

Lee Jung-jae was originally cast in the leading role as Jung Jae-gon, but dropped out after he was injured on the set of his 2014 film Big Match. He was replaced by Kim Nam-gil.[18]

The Shameless began filming in June 2014.[19]

References

  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (16 May 2014). "Jeon Do-yeon Joins Kim Nam-gil in Thriller A Bastard (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (13 April 2015). "Star actresses top cast credits in upcoming films". The Korea Times. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Award-Winning Actress Still Excited About Cannes Screening". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b Ma, Kevin (17 May 2015). "Oh Seung-uk under the skin of The Shameless". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ Won, Ho-jung (24 April 2015). "The Shameless gears up for Cannes". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ^ "The 2015 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  7. ^ Conran, Pierce (17 April 2015). "Korean Trio Invited to Cannes Official Selection". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Three Korean films invited to Cannes". The Korea Herald. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ^ "3 Korean Films Invited to Cannes". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  10. ^ Tsui, Clarence (15 May 2015). "The Shameless (Mu-roe-han): Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  11. ^ Bechervaise, Jason (15 May 2015). "The Shameless: Review". Screen International. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  12. ^ Lee, Maggie (16 May 2015). "Cannes Film Review: The Shameless". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  13. ^ Elley, Derek (17 May 2015). "The Shameless". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  14. ^ Conran, Pierce (18 May 2015). "THE SHAMELESS Bows to Positive Reviews in Cannes". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  15. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (17 May 2014). "Cannes: Actress Jeon Do-yeon to Star in South Korean Romance A Bastard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  16. ^ Ma, Kevin (17 May 2014). "Jeon Do-yeon to star in noir thriller". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  17. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (9 June 2014). "Jeon Do-yeon starts on A Bastard". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  18. ^ Chung, Joo-won (15 May 2014). "Kim Nam-gil to replace injured Lee Jung-jae in film Rouge". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  19. ^ Conran, Pierce (20 May 2014). "New JEON Do-yeon Thriller Gets Underway in June". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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