Moby Dick (2011 film)

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Moby Dick
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byPark In-je
Screenplay byPark In-je, Park Shin-kyu
Produced byOh Young-suk
StarringHwang Jung-min
Kim Min-hee
Jin Goo
Kim Sang-ho
Production
company
Palette Pictures
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • 9 June 2011 (2011-06-09)
Running time
112 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Moby Dick (Korean: 모비딕; RR: Mobidik) is a 2011 South Korean thriller written by Park In-je and Park Shin-kyu, directed by Park In-je, and starring Hwang Jung-min.

The film is the feature directing debut of Park In-je, grand prizewinner of the 2003 Mise-en-Scene Genre Film Festival.[1] Park was working on a screenplay about a reporter when he came across an account of Private Yun Seok-yang, a soldier at the Defense Security Command of Korea’s Armed Forces. In 1990 Yun deserted his camp, carrying a floppy disk that contained a list of national leaders, including former presidents, religious leaders, politicians, and social activists, that the DSC had been illegally investigating; he made a declaration of conscience and revealed the contents of the disk at a press conference.[2] Moby Dick, loosely based on Yun’s story, follows a journalist’s attempts to investigate a secret organization that controls the government.[3] The title Moby Dick alludes to Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick by conjuring up an overwhelming entity whose size makes it impossible to see all at once; Moby Dick was also the name of a café near Seoul University that was used by the DSC to investigate ordinary citizens.[4] Starring actor Hwang Jung-min interviewed bureau-level reporters to help prepare for his role.[5]

The film was shot during the coldest winter in South Korea in 30 years. Shooting began in mid-October 2010 and ended in February 2011, with the cast and crew enduring the cold for five months.[6]

Plot[]

In winter 1994, an explosion occurs at the fictional Balam Bridge on the outskirts of Seoul and is attributed to terrorists. Social affairs reporter Lee Bang-woo (Hwang) begins to investigate the case when an old friend, Yoon-hyuk (Jin), hands him some secret documents and claims that the explosion was committed intentionally by the government. Lee teams up with fellow journalists Sung Hyo-kwan (Kim Min-hee) and Son Jin-ki (Kim Sang-ho) to pursue the truth. Their investigation reveals what seems to be a secret group that operates the government, and they begin to unravel a string of conspiracies that become far deadlier than they anticipated. [7][8]

Cast[]

Release & Reception[]

The film was released on June 9, 2011, to generally positive reviews for its 90s-era settings, moody cinematography, and cast performances.[9] [10][11] It grossed around $3 million at the South Korean box office. [12] [13]

References[]

  1. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (5 May 2011). "Hwang Jung-min returns as reporter". The Korea Times.
  2. ^ Lee, Claire (6 June 2011). "'Moby Dick,' a well-made conspiracy flick". The Korea Herald.
  3. ^ Lee, Ye-eun (31 May 2011). "'Moby Dick' Director Park In-je 'The actual incident serves as the motif, but…". The Chosun Ilbo/Sports Chosun.
  4. ^ Kim, Do-hyung (14 June 2011). "A movie depicting the Yun Seok-yang incident. The reason why Yun Seok-yang won't watch it". Han Kyeol/One People.
  5. ^ Lee, Ye-eun (26 April 2011). "'Moby Dick' Hwang Jung-min became a reporter and slimmed down!". The Chosun Ilbo/Sports Chosun.
  6. ^ Park, Seon-hye (5 June 2011). "(Review) Movie 'Moby Dick' "I will reveal Korea's conspiracy theories"". CheonJi Ilbo.
  7. ^ "Moby Dick, 2011". Modern Korean Cinema. 22 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Moby Dick". Daum Movies. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ Lee, Hwa-jeong (1 June 2021). "Thriller 'Moby Dick' starring Hwang Jung-min released for the first time". Cine21.
  10. ^ Lee, Seon-pil (1 December 2016). "Hwang Jung-min Why is 'Moby Dick' just okay?". OhMyNews.
  11. ^ Lee, Claire (6 June 2011). "'Moby Dick,' a well-made conspiracy flick". The Korea Herald.
  12. ^ "Moby Dick, 2011". KoBiz. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  13. ^ "South Korean Box Office for 2011". IMDb Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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