I Am Trash

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I Am Trash
Directed byLee Sang-woo
Screenplay byLee Sang-woo
Produced byPierce Conran
StarringKwan Bum-tack
Lee Sang-woo
Yang Myoung-hoen
Park Hyung-bin
CinematographyKim Min-su
Edited byLee Sang-woo
Lee Chae-hyun
Music byKang Min-kook
Release dates
  • September 2014 (2014-09) (Fantastic Fest)
  • May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) (South Korea)
Running time
97 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

I Am Trash (Korean: 나는 쓰레기다; RR: Na-neun Sseu-re-gi-da) is a 2014 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. The third and final instalment of Lee's thematic "bad family" trilogy comprising Mother Is a Whore (2011) and Father Is a Dog (2012), it follows three grown up brothers reuniting with their pedophile father after his release from prison. It made its world premiere in the Fantastic Features section at the 10th Fantastic Fest in 2014.[1][2][3]

Synopsis[]

After their father (Kwan Bum-tack) was sent off to prison for sexually assaulting an underaged girl, Sang-woo (Lee Sang-woo) and his two brothers Sang-tae (Yang Myoung-hoen) and Sang-goo (Park Hyung-bin) struggle to live a normal life. Now, the three emotionally damaged brothers must deal with the aftermath of their father returning home after his release from prison.[2][4]

Cast[]

  • Kwan Bum-tack as Father
  • Lee Sang-woo as Sang-woo
  • Yang Myoung-hoen as Sang-tae
  • Park Hyung-bin as Sang-goo
  • Jo Yong-seok
  • Yoo So-hyeon

Reception[]

Fantastic Fest's Todd Brown: "A former assistant to Kim Ki-duk, acclaimed director Lee Sang-woo launches a full on assault on the dark underbelly of Korean culture with his eighth feature, I AM TRASH. Completing a 'thematic trilogy' with his MOTHER IS A WHORE and FATHER IS A DOG, this is raw and gritty stuff not for the faint at heart; a deliberate and powerful feel-bad movie."[2]

Screen Anarchy's James Marsh: "Inspired by a series of real-life news stories and told with an unflinchingly honest eye, I Am Trash is guaranteed to upset and provoke in equal measure."[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Marsh, James (29 September 2014). "Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: I AM TRASH Lives Up To Its Title In Gloriously Reprehensible Fashion". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "I Am Trash". Fantastic Fest. 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ Conran, Pierce (11 September 2014). "LEE Sang-woo's I AM TRASH to World Premiere at Fantastic Fest". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ "I am Trash (2016)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

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