Friend 2, Director Kwak Kyung-taek’s much-anticipated sequel to the highest-grossing South Korean film of all time Friend was released in South Korea on Nov 14.
It stars Yu Oh-seong, reprising his role as Joon-seok, Kim Woo-bin as Sung-hoon and Joo Jin-mo as Joon-seok’s father, Cheol-ju.
Joon-seok is released after serving 17 years in prison for ordering the death of his childhood friend, Dong-su (played by Jang Dong-gun in the original film). He reclaims his position in the Busan-based crime syndicate and aligns himself with Sung-hoon, the grown-up son of Dong-su. Interspersed are scenes of Joon-seock’s father, Cheol-ju’s gangster past in Busan in 1963.
Friend 2 has gotten off to a rip-roaring start as it drew over 300,000 admissions on its opening day. Reportedly, distributor Lotte Entertainment announced sales to the Us (Dreamwest), Japan (Nikkatsu) and Taiwan (Av-Jet).
“The delicate direction of Kwak stands out in the film with much color of authentic gangster film.
It stars Yu Oh-seong, reprising his role as Joon-seok, Kim Woo-bin as Sung-hoon and Joo Jin-mo as Joon-seok’s father, Cheol-ju.
Joon-seok is released after serving 17 years in prison for ordering the death of his childhood friend, Dong-su (played by Jang Dong-gun in the original film). He reclaims his position in the Busan-based crime syndicate and aligns himself with Sung-hoon, the grown-up son of Dong-su. Interspersed are scenes of Joon-seock’s father, Cheol-ju’s gangster past in Busan in 1963.
Friend 2 has gotten off to a rip-roaring start as it drew over 300,000 admissions on its opening day. Reportedly, distributor Lotte Entertainment announced sales to the Us (Dreamwest), Japan (Nikkatsu) and Taiwan (Av-Jet).
“The delicate direction of Kwak stands out in the film with much color of authentic gangster film.
- 12/6/2013
- by Jane Youm
- AsianMoviePulse
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