Confession
Theatrical poster
Hangul
Hanja
좋은 親舊들
Revised RomanizationJohun chingudul
McCune–ReischauerChoh ch'inuntŭl
Directed byLee Do-yun
Written byLee Do-yun
Produced byLee Tae-hun
Choi Nak-kwon
StarringJi Sung
Ju Ji-hoon
Lee Kwang-soo
CinematographyYu Eok
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Music byJang Young-gyu
Production
company
Opus Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2,801,991

Confession (Korean: 좋은 친구들; RR: Joeun Chingudeul; lit. "Good Friends") is a 2014 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film starring Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon and Lee Kwang-soo.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

Hyun-tae, In-chul and Min-soo have been best friends since childhood. Hyun-tae is a paramedic with a daughter in kindergarten, In-chul is a con man who works at an insurance company, and Min-soo is a small business owner. Hyun-tae's mother, who owns an illegal gambling arcade, asks In-chul to stage a robbery/arson of her arcade to get an insurance settlement. But when it results in her accidental death, the friends have a falling out and their relationships with each other are forever changed.[5]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 51st Grand Bell Awards[11] Best New Director Lee Do-yun Nominated
Best Screenplay Lee Do-yun Nominated
Best Editing Steve M. Choe Nominated

References

  1. ^ Conran, Pierce (16 December 2013). "JU Ji-hoon, JI Sung and LEE Kwang-soo Team Up for New Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (11 December 2013). "Ji Sung, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Kwang Soo Cast in Movie Good Friends". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (13 June 2014). "Ji, Ju and Lee Good Friends after film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  4. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (20 June 2014). "Masculinity, brutality themes of Confession". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  5. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (4 July 2014). "Confession puts true friendship to the test". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  6. ^ Lee, Sun-min (12 December 2013). "Ji to star in new movie Good Friends". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  7. ^ Lee, Cory (11 December 2013). "Lee Kwang-soo to Display Deep Bromance with Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  8. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (28 May 2014). "Lee Kwang Soo Wipes Off the Smile on His Face for Good Friends". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  9. ^ Ha, Soo-jung (28 June 2014). "Interview: Lee Kwang Soo Will Not Leave Running Man Just to Focus on Other Projects". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  10. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (30 June 2014). "Herald Interview: Funnyman gets serious". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  11. ^ Kim, June (12 November 2014). "The 51st Daejong Film Awards Nominations Announced". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-11-12.

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