City of Fathers

City of Fathers
City of Fathers
Korean name
Hangul	부산
Hanja	父山
Revised Romanization	Busan
McCune–Reischauer	Pusan
Directed by	Park Ji-won
Written by	Park Ji-won
Produced by	Kim Sang-oh ; Park Ji-won ; David Cho
Starring	Kim Young-ho ; Ko Chang-seok ; Yoo Seung-ho
Cinematography	Kim Yun-su
Edited by	Seo Yong-deok
Music by	Choi Seung-hyun
Production; company	Sponge Ent.
Distributed by	Sidus FNH
Release date	October 15, 2009;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$1 million[1]

City of Fathers (Korean: 부산; Hanja: 父山; RR: Busan) is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Park Ji-won.[2][3]

Plot

Kang-soo is a third-rate street thug in Busan; he's an alcoholic and gambling addict who's always on the run from loan sharks. But when his rebellious teenage son Jong-chul is diagnosed with kidney cancer, he tries to be a real parent for the first time and seeks out Jong-chul's biological father, Tae-suk, a pimp. Tae-suk, however, refuses to help.

Cast

Kim Young-ho as Jo Tae-suk
Ko Chang-seok as Kim Kang-soo
Yoo Seung-ho as Kim Jong-chul
Cho Jin-woong as Han Sang-goo
Jung Sun-kyung as Lee Seon-hwa / Eun-ji
Lee Se-na as Soon-ae
Jeon Joon-hong as Section chief Jang
Jo Jae-yoon as Nal-chi ("Flying Fish")
Kang Yoo-jin as Min-joo
Kim Jin-hyeok as "Gecko"
Kim Jung-tae as President Kim
Do Young-gu as President Hee-sang
Kim Jung-hak as President Byun
Baek Won-gil as Jjang-dol
Kwon Jae-won as smuggled goods trader
Kim Seok-hwan as Bond
Kim Eun-seong as Jeong Yang
Jo Ha-seok as Do-kki
Kim Min-gyu as Room salon manager
Hwang Seung-eon as Mi-na

References

"City Of Fathers (2009)". KOFIC. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
"AT: City of Fathers, Planet B-boy". Arirang News. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
Mudge, James (13 February 2010). "City of Fathers (2009) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
City of Fathers at the Korean Movie Database
City of Fathers at HanCinema

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[1] "City Of Fathers (2009)". KOFIC. Retrieved 2017-01-28.

[2] "AT: City of Fathers, Planet B-boy". Arirang News. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

[3] Mudge, James (13 February 2010). "City of Fathers (2009) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-17.