Worst Friends (2009 film)

Worst Friends (Korean: 최악의 친구들; RR: Choeagui chingudeul) is a 2009 South Korean short film starring Kim Soo-hyun. Its directorial intention is a retrospective of losing a friend in delirious Seoul. Directed and written by Namkoong Sun was made at the Korea National University of Arts' Department of Film Graduation Workshop.[1][2]

Worst Friends
Still from the short film Worst Friends
Hangul
최악의 친구들
Revised RomanizationChoeagui chingudeul
Directed byNamkoong Sun
Written byNamkoong Sun
Produced byKim Bora
Starring
CinematographyJung Jaekeun
Edited by
  • Namkoong Sun
  • Um Yoonzoo
Music by
  • Kim Saebom
  • Kim Yeonhwa
  • Han Jeongwon
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
38 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

Jun-ki (Kim Soo-hyun), a boy with shaggy hair that covers his face, returns to Korea from an unsuccessful American educational trip. When the 19 year old In-sun hears that her first ever intimate experience partner is coming back, she is thrilled.

Cast
  • Kim Soo-hyun as Jun-ki
  • Bae Hye-mi as In-sun
  • Kim Eun-mi as No-vak
  • Jung So-min as Mang
  • Choi Jeong-nam as Jun-ki's Mother
  • Go Chan-bin as Hyun-jin
  • Kim Seong-woo as Older Hyun-jin

Accolades

Awards
Year Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2009 Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Best Film in A City of Sadness Worst Friends Won [3]

Screenings
Year Festival Ref.
2009 Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, Seoul [4]

[5]

2009 Indieforum (Independent Film & Video Makers Forum), Seoul
2009 Jeongdongjin Independent Film & Video Festival, Korea
2009 Great Short Film Festival, Seoul
2011 Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, Seoul
2012 Short Shorts Film Festival, Tokyo

References
  1. Jang, Jin-ri (April 26, 2018). [Oh!쎈 탐구] 김수현 류준열 이제훈도...그땐 그랬지! [[Oh! Strong exploration] Kim Soo-hyun Ryu Jun-yeol Lee Je-hoon too...That was the case back then!]. OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. "최악의 친구들 WORST FRIENDS". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  3. "최악의 친구들 / Worst Friends". Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. "Sun Namkoong / Short Film". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. "Our "Focus on Asia" screening event includes Korean shorts with heartthrob Kim Soo-Hyun and popular actress Kong Hyo-Jin". Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2012. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.


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