Collective Invention
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| Directed by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
| Screenplay by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
| Produced by | Kim Woo-sang |
| Starring | Lee Kwang-soo Lee Chun-hee Park Bo-young |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-soo |
| Edited by | Kim Hye-kyeong Kim Woo-il |
| Music by | Jeong Hyun-soo |
Production Template:Pluralize from text | Woo Sang Film Fides Spatium |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Template:Pluralize from text | South Korea |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Korean |
| Box office | US$1.6 million[1] |
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Collective Invention (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Kwon Oh-kwang.[2][3][4] It is about a hapless fish-man's meteoric rise to celebrity and subsequent fall from grace.[5] The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]
Plot
A medical experiment gone wrong and a man mutates due to side effects from an experimental drug administered to him, turning him into a fish-man. When his supposedly girlfriend posts the story of her 'fishy' boyfriend on the internet, a wannabe reporter starts digging for the truth, covering the news about the mutant fish-man.
Cast
- Lee Kwang-soo as Park Gu
- Lee Chun-hee as Sang-won
- Park Bo-young as Ju-jin
- Jang Gwang as Gu's father
- Lee Byung-joon as Dr. Byun
- Kim Hee-won as Lawyer Kim
- Jung In-gi as Dong-sik
- Choi Ji-ho as Chairman's assistant
Reception
The film was number five on its opening weekend, with ₩578 million.[1]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2016 | 3rd Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Director (Narrative Films) | Kwon Oh-kwang | Nominated[7] |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ma, Kevin (26 October 2015). "The Phone rings up South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kim, June (21 November 2014). "LEE Kwang-soo to Become a MUTANT". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baek, Byung-yeul (25 October 2015). "Collective Invention, wry portrayal of Korean society". The Korea Times. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Won, Ho-jung (4 November 2015). "Herald Interview: Lee Chun-hee - Mutant movie shows hardships of being ordinary". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fulvi, Giovanna. "Collective Invention". TIFF. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gates, Jamie (11 August 2015). "Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles, Including Janis Joplin Doc and Gillian Armstrong's Women He's Undressed". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Conran, Pierce (23 March 2016). "3rd Wildflower Film Awards Unveil Nominees". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
