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The Show Must Go On (2007 film)

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The Show Must Go On
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
우아한 세계
Hanja
우아한 世界
Revised RomanizationUahan segye
McCune–ReischauerUahan segye
Directed byHan Jae-rim
Written byHan Jae-rim
Produced byKang Tae-woo
Jeong Young-joo
StarringSong Kang-ho
Park Ji-young
Oh Dal-su
Yoon Je-moon
Choi Il-hwa
CinematographyPark Yong-soo
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byYoko Kanno
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • 5 April 2007 (2007-04-05)
Running time
112 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$6.7 million[1]

The Show Must Go On (Korean: 우아한 세계; RR: Uahan segye; lit. Elegant World) is a 2007 South Korean crime film written and directed by Han Jae-rim, starring Song Kang-ho in the lead role. The film revolves around a full-time gangster who's aspiring to be a full-time husband and dad. It was released theatrically in South Korea on 5 April 2007.

Plot

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Unlike most men who hold titles like "Manager" or "Director", Kang In-gu is called "Boss". But beyond his unconventional profession, his love for his family is just like any other hardworking father in South Korea. Each day, he balances his life between being a dedicated enforcer for the organization and playing the role of a caring dad—all in pursuit of his dream: to live elegantly with his family in a quiet countryside home. The elegant life he longs for seems within reach, but constant demands from his family to leave his job—and the tense rivalry with the organization's second-in-command, Noh Sang-moo—threaten to pull him further away from that dream.

Cast

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  • Song Kang-ho ... In-gu
  • Park Ji-young ... Mi-ryung
  • Oh Dal-su ... Hyun-soo
  • Yoon Je-moon ... Director Noh
  • Choi Il-hwa ... Chairman Noh
  • Kim So-eun ... Hee-soo
  • Choi Jong-ryul ... owner of dumpling restaurant
  • Jung In-gi ... police chief
  • Kim Kyeong-ik ... Hee-soo's teacher
  • Kwon Tae-won ... police chief of police substation
  • Lee Dae-yeon ... company president Baek
  • Oh Jung-se ... manager
  • Lydia Park ... female employee
  • Lee Yong-yi ... granny in broken-down home
  • Min Seong-wook ... Director Noh's subordinate
  • Son Se-bin ... daughter of woman in mourning
  • Park Jin-woo ... reporter
  • Lee Jang-hoon ... Yong-seok

Release

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The film was released in South Korea on April 5, 2007, and received a total of 1,025,781 admissions nationwide.[2]

Awards

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The Show Must Go On won Best Film and Best Actor for Song Kang-ho at the 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2007.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Woo-ah-han Sae-gye (The Show Must Go On) (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Box-Office Admission Results (2007)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Show Must Go on Wins Blue Dragon Award". KBS World. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
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