Misplaced Pages

Written (film)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
2007 South Korean film
Written
Korean name
Hangul리튼
Revised RomanizationRiteun
McCune–ReischauerRit'ŭn
Directed byKim Byung-woo
Screenplay byKim Byung-woo
Produced byKim Byung-woo
StarringLee Jin-seok
Kim Bo-young
Lee Sang-hyuk
Park Jin-soo
CinematographyKim Ji-hoon
Edited byKim Byung-woo
Production
company
A Kim Byung-woo Production
Release dates
  • October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07) (BIFF)
  • December 26, 2008 (2008-12-26) (South Korea)
Running time87 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Written (Korean: 리튼; Hanja:  Error: {{Lang}}: Latn text/non-Latn script subtag mismatch (help)) is a 2007 South Korean drama thriller film produced, written, directed and edited by Kim Byung-woo. It stars Lee Jin-seok, Kim Bo-young, Lee Sang-hyuk and Park Jin-soo. It made its world premiere at the 2007 Busan International Film Festival.

Plot

A (Lee Jin-seok) wakes up in a bathtub to find his kidney missing. As he struggles to understand what has happened and searches for his kidney, he finds out that he is just a character in a script and an actor (Lee Sang-hyuk) is playing his character. While the film crew is shooting and the script still unfinished, will A find a way out of his hellish predicament?

Cast

  • Lee Jin-seok as Character A
  • Kim Bo-young as Writer
  • Lee Sang-hyuk as Actor A
  • Park Jin-soo as Director

Production

Written is a film within a film, was shot on high-definition video and cost Kim US$15,000 to make. He self-funded the project through selling his things and doing part-time jobs.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2018 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival NETPAC Award Written Won

References

  1. "Written". BIFF. 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Also showing: Kim Byung-woo". scmp.com. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. "Written". hollywoodreporter.com. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

External links


Stub icon

This South Korean film–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Written (film) Add topic