Starring: Su Ae, Yu Jun-Sang, Jeong Jae-Young
Director: Hwang Byeong-Guk
Studio: Tube Media
Rating: 15+
Genre: Comedy
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About This DVD
Man-taek (Jeong Jae-yeong) and Hee-cheol (Yoo Joon-sang) are 38-year-old
bachelors living in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province. Though they are
completely different in character, the two have been best friends since
childhood. Man-taek is an innocent and simple farmer, while Hee-cheol is a
cheeky but lovable taxi driver. Suffering from ill-treatment at home because
they have missed the “marriage timing,” the two friends pool their fortunes to
leave for Uzbekistan in search of their soul mates. There, Man-taek meets a
smart and energetic local interpreter, Lara (Soo-ae), who fixes him up with a
blind date. However, there is no way that Man-taek, who is so shy he cannot even
look at a woman, can succeed in a blind date.
This movie is outstanding because of the fact that it is a well-made popular
movie. The characters and the drama are alive, due to great acting and
well-organized directing. Jeong Jae-yeong, who has a bucket-shaped hairdo and
gained more than 15kg to look like a rural character, and Yoo Joon-sang, who
permed his hair, developed a potbelly and tanned his skin, really resemble young
men from the rural area. The comical and cheerful acting of these two actors who
seem to have become one with their characters makes the movie entertaining and
convincing. The discovery of Hwang Byeong-gook, who wrote the scenario and
directed the movie, is another great harvest from this movie. He exhibits
talented storytelling and directing skills throughout this movie, which he said
was inspired by a documentary dealing with the story of a rural bachelor going
to Uzbekistan in search of a bride. By making good use of familiar rural
landscapes and Uzbekistan’s foreign landscapes, he succeeds in portraying the
sorrows of rural bachelors in a tone that is not too light and not too heavy.
The sweetness of the Yecheon dialect, the scene where the two friends are beaten
by their mothers when they get drunk and sing with a loud voice at the community
hall, the story of Man-taek, who is forced to learn Russian by Lara and has a
hard time learning it, are all factors that provide the audience with satisfying
laughs. There is also a subtle social message in the movie. The line, “Importing
rice and garlic…now we are importing women too” makes a statement about the
conditions in the rural areas of the nation. The movie also touches matters on
North Korean fugitives through Lara.
If one word is used to express this movie, it would be “sentiment.” Not the
passionately burning type of sentiment, but one that slowly heats up and stays
warm for a long time. In this movie flows the sentiment felt among family
members, friends, and lovers. Though the movie portrays the pain and loneliness
of those living in the peripheries of the world, the overall tone is bright and
positive. How long has it been since we have laughed along with stories of good
people?
| Audio Format: | DD 5.1 Surround, DD 2.0 Stereo |
| Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | English, Korean |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | 2005 |
| Running Time: | 120 |
| Special Features: | DISC 1: - 2 Audio Commentaries by Director, Casts and Staffs DISC 2: - Making of - Location Sketch - Interview with Director - Interview with Cast - Behind the Scenes - Production Design - Poster Shooting Scenes - Pusan Film Festival Scenes - Trailer - TV Spot |
| Availability: | Usually ships in 5-10 days |
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