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Director
  
Jung Ji-woo

Music director
  
Jae-jin Lee

Duration
  

Country
  
South Korea

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Jung Ji-woo

Writer
  
Ji-woo Jung

Language
  
Korean

Modern Boy movie poster

Release date
  
October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)

Initial release
  
October 2, 2008 (South Korea)

Cast
  
Kim Nam-Gil
(Shinsuke),
Kim Hye-soo
(Jo Nan-sil),
Goo Shin
(Lee Hae-myeong's father)

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Modern Boy (Hangul: 모던 보이; RR: Modeon Boi) is a 2008 South Korean film.

Contents

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Plot

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Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence movement.

Cast

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  • Park Hae-il ... Lee Hae-myeong
  • Kim Hye-soo ... Jo Nan-sil
  • Kim Nam-gil ... Shinsuke, Japanese detective
  • Kim Joon-bae ... Baek Sang-heo
  • Kim Young-jae ... Okai
  • Shin Goo ... Lee Hae-myeong's father
  • Joo Seok-tae ... Policeman
  • Hong Seung-jin ... Cheol-kwon
  • Do Ji-won ... Ishida Yoko
  • Release

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    Modern Boy was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions. As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions, and as of 9 November had grossed a total of $3,839,780.

    Awards and nominations

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    2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards
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  • Technical Award - Insight Visual
  • Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Tae-gyeong
  • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
  • Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin

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    2008 Korean Film Awards
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  • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
  • Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin
  • Nomination - Best Sound - Seo Yeong-jun
  • 2009 Grand Bell Awards
  • Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Kim Nam-gil
  • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong
  • Nomination - Best Costume Design - Jo Sang-gyeong
  • Nomination - Best Visual Effects - Kang Jong-ik, Son Seung-hyeon
  • Nomination - Best New Actor - Kim Nam-gil
  • References

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