Collective Invention
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Hangul | 돌연변이 |
Revised Romanization | Dolyeon Byeoni |
Directed by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
Produced by | Kim Woo-sang |
Screenplay by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
Starring |
Lee Kwang-soo Lee Chun-hee Park Bo-young |
Music by | Jeong Hyun-soo |
Cinematography | Kim Tae-soo |
Edited by |
Kim Hye-kyeong Kim Woo-il |
Production company |
Woo Sang Film |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$1.6 million[1] |
Collective Invention (Hangul: 돌연변이; RR: Dolyeon Byeoni; lit. "Mutant") is a South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Kwon Oh-kwang.[2][3][4] It is about a hapless fish-man's meteoric rise to celebrity — and subsequent fall from grace.[5] The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]
Plot
A medical experiment gone wrong and a man mutates due to side effects from an experimental drug administered to him, turning him into a fish-man. When his supposedly girlfriend posts the story of her 'fishy' boyfriend on the internet, a wannabe reporter starts digging for the truth, covering the news about the mutant fish-man.
Cast
- Lee Kwang-soo as Park Gu
- Lee Chun-hee as Sang-won
- Park Bo-young as Ju-jin
- Jang Gwang as Gu's father
- Lee Byung-joon as Dr. Byun
- Kim Hee-won as Lawyer Kim
- Jung In-gi as Dong-sik
- Choi Ji-ho as Chairman's assistant
- Im Seong-mi as Assistant Jeon Go-woon
- Myung Kye-nam as Chairman
- Oh Chang-kyeong as Pseudo-pastor
Reception
The film was number five on its opening weekend, with ₩578 million.[1]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 3rd Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Director (Narrative Films) | Kwon Oh-kwang | Nominated[7] |
References
- 1 2 Ma, Kevin (26 October 2015). "The Phone rings up South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ Kim, June (21 November 2014). "LEE Kwang-soo to Become a MUTANT". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (25 October 2015). "Collective Invention, wry portrayal of Korean society". The Korea Times. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Won, Ho-jung (4 November 2015). "Herald Interview: Lee Chun-hee - Mutant movie shows hardships of being ordinary". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Fulvi, Giovanna. "Collective Invention". TIFF. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ Gates, Jamie (11 August 2015). "Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles, Including Janis Joplin Doc and Gillian Armstrong's Women He's Undressed". IndieWire. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Conran, Pierce (2016-03-23). "3rd Wildflower Film Awards Unveil Nominees". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
External links
- Collective Invention at the Korean Movie Database
- Collective Invention at the Internet Movie Database
- Collective Invention at HanCinema
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