Innocent Thing
Innocent Thing | |
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Directed by | Kim Tae-kyun |
Written by | Lee Seong-min |
Produced by | Kim Tae-kyun |
Starring | Jang Hyuk Jo Bo-ah |
Cinematography | Jeong Han-cheol |
Edited by | Choi Jae-geun Kim So-yeon |
Music by | Kim Tae-seong Jung Ji-hoon |
Production companies | Novus Mediacorp Invent Stone |
Distributed by | Invent D |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Innocent Thing (Korean: 가시; RR: Gasi; lit. "Thorn"[1]) is a 2014 South Korean romantic thriller film directed by Kim Tae-kyun, starring Jang Hyuk and Jo Bo-ah.[2]
Plot
Joon-ki (Jang Hyuk) was once a former rugby athlete and is currently a popular physical education teacher at an all-girls' high school. His pregnant wife Seo-yeon (Sunwoo Sun) is due to give birth to their first child imminently. Although he's used to playful advances from pubescent students, things take a dangerous turn when Young-eun (Jo Bo-ah) falls hard for her teacher and daringly confesses her feelings for him. Amid growing rumors, he is soon consumed with guilt and attempts to end the relationship. However Young-eun's pure crush slowly turns to obsession. She starts to regard everyone related with Joon-ki as obstacles, and the farther he keeps her away, the bolder her obsession and madness grows.[3][4]
Cast
- Jang Hyuk as Kim Joon-ki
- Jo Bo-ah as Ha Young-eun
- Sunwoo Sun as Seo-yeon
- Lee Do-ah as Min-joo
- Do Gwang-won as Seok-jin
- Jang Seo-kyeong as Joo-hee
- Shin Cheol-jin as school custodian
- Park Jin-young as Jang-in, Joon-ki's father-in-law
- Do Yong-gu as gynecologist
- Wang Tae-eon as principal
- Kim Kyeong-sik as Teacher Park
- Han Hee-jung as housekeeper
- Son Hee-seon as Joon-ki's mother-in-law
- Yoo Ji-yeon as Cheo-hyeong, Joon-ki's sister-in-law
- Kim Won-sik as Dong-seo
- Yoon Bok-in as OB/Gyn nurse
- Baek Eun-joo as student council president
- Kim Ye-eun as Ye-eun
- Han Seul-gi as Seul-gi
- Lee Sang-mi as Sang-mi
- Park Jeong-hee as Jeong-hee
- Lee Sae-bom as Sae-bom
- Woo Do-im as Do-im
- Park Gyu-ri as Gyu-ri
- Kang Do-eun as Joo-hee's mother
- Jeong Joon-yeong as Teacher Jeong
- Choi Won-seok as Won-seok
- Heo Ji-hye as new ward nurse
- Kim Mi-kyeong as neonatal nurse
- Oh Ui-taek as male student
- Lee Yeon-joon as "kiss" man
- Park Joon-seo as man in TV drama
- Kim Bo-ryeong as woman in TV drama
Production
The film reunited director
The early working title was Strawberry Milk (Korean: 딸기우유; RR: Ddal-gi U-yu), a drink which Jo's character has a fixation on. It was changed to Thorn because Kim said, "There is nothing sweet and soft about the movie like strawberry flavored milk. Only sharpness like a thorn exists. It represents something difficult."[8]
Filming began on September 14, 2013, at Jijok Middle School in Daejeon.[9] Shooting wrapped on November 10, 2013.
Box office
Innocent Thing was released on April 10, 2014. It drew 121,292 viewers on its opening day.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Looking sharp". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ a b Sunwoo, Carla (4 April 2014). "Emotions prickle, limits tested in Innocent Thing". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Innocent Thing (2013)". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Lee, Claire (7 April 2014). "Innocent Thing goes mad on screen". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (28 March 2014). "Innocent Thing: A Korean version of FATAL ATTRACTION". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Jang Hyuk Talks About His Affinity for Melodramas". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ "Starlet Hits Right Note as Love-struck Student in Movie Debut". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- Hancinema. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Lee, Cory (2 October 2013). "Jang Hyuk's New Romance Film Cranks In". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (21 April 2014). "Box Office: April 3-16, 2014". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Kim, Hee-eun (15 April 2014). "Captain America tops box office". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Innocent Thing at the Korean Movie Database
- Innocent Thing at IMDb
- Innocent Thing at HanCinema