| The Bros | |
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| Hangul | 부라더 |
| Revised Romanization | Buladeo |
| Directed by | Jang Yu-jeong |
| Written by | Jang Yu-jeong Heo Seong-hye |
| Produced by | Yi Jae-min |
| Starring | Ma Dong-seok Lee Dong-hwi Lee Hanee |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
Production companies | Hong Film Soo Film |
| Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$10.8 million[1] |
The Bros is a 2017 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Jang Yu-jeong.[2][3][4] The film stars Ma Dong-seok, Lee Dong-hwi and Lee Hanee.
Plot
[edit]Seok-bong is a penniless history teacher who dreams of discovering lost treasure. His younger brother Joo-bong is an ambitious junior executive at a construction firm. They meet on their way to their father's funeral in their hometown of Andong, neither of them having seen him or one another since a disastrous scene at the funeral of their mother. En route, the brothers hit a woman with their car, after which she suffers amnesia. In their very traditional family, the brothers, especially Seok-bong as the eldest, are expected to perform many ceremonial duties as part of the funeral rites. However, Seok-bong is mostly interested in searching for relics or buried treasure that could help him repay a debt, while Joo-bong risks losing his job if he cannot obtain permission to build a highway construction project for his company through the family's land. As the multi-day funeral elapses, the brothers learn more about their family, one another, and themselves.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Ma Dong-seok as Lee Seok-bong
- Kwon Min-joon as young Seok-bong
- Lee Dong-hwi as Lee Joo-bong
- Kwon Min-jae as young Joo-bong
- Lee Hanee as Oh Ro-Ra
Supporting
[edit]- Jo Woo-jin as Lee Mi-bong
- Song Young-chang as Dang-sook
- Song Sang-eun as Mi-bong's wife
- Jung Jae-jin as Grandfather's cousin
- Lee Ji-ha as Dang-sook's mother
- Lee Bong-ryun as Cousin's wife
- Heo Sung-tae as Monk / Hyeong-bae
- Chae Dong-hyun as Beop-jeong
- Jeong Soon-won as Team leader Go
- Song Won-soo as Elder Lee Seong-deok
- Kim Ji-han as Elder Lee Man-deok
- Park Jong-gook as Elder Lee Soon-deok / Confucian scholar 1
- Kim Jong-ho as Elder Lee Beom-goo
- Kang Hee-joong as Elder Lee Wan-go
- Sin Sin-Beom as Elder Lee Gwi-yal
- Son Young-soon as Enraged grandmother
- Yoon Tae-hee as Young grandmother
- Park Jung-pyo as Mr. Park
- Ahn Se-ho as Mr. Ahn
- Han Kuk-jin as Mr. Shin
Cameo appearance
[edit]- Ji Chang-wook as Young Choon-bae
- Oh Man-seok as Representative Oh
- Kim Kang-hyun as Han-ji
- Seo Hyun-chul as Eldest grandson
- Choi Ji-ho as Dispatch police
Special appearance
[edit]- Jeon Moo-song as Choon-bae
- Sung Byoung-sook as Soon-rye
- Seo Yea-ji as Sa-ra
Production
[edit]Principal photography began on January 6, 2017, and wrapped on March 5, 2017.[5]
Release and reception
[edit]The film was released in the local cinemas on November 2, 2017.
During the opening weekend the film sold 605,690 tickets at the box office, trailing behind Thor: Ragnarok which was released at the same time in Korean cinemas.[6] By the ninth day since the film was released, The Bros surpassed 1 million viewers.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Bros (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr.
- ^ "부라더".
- ^ "Daum영화 <부라더>".
- ^ "'특급케미' 마동석X이동휘X이하늬, 영화 '부라더' 크랭크업".
- ^ "KoBiz - Global Film Biz Zone". www.kobiz.or.kr.
- ^ Shim Suna-ah (2017-11-06). "(LEAD) 'Thor: Ragnarok' wins box office for second consecutive weekend". Yonhap News Agency.
- ^ "'The Bros' surpasses 1 mln audience record". Yonhap News Agency. 2017-11-10.