완득이

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완득이를 우연히 보았다. 고2의 완득이는 카바레에서 춤추는 꼽추아빠와 지적장애인 삼촌과 옥탑방에서 산다. 그의 담임은 그를 포함한 학생들을 괴롭히는 취미를 가지고 있는듯하다. 하지만 그는 불쌍한 이주노동자를 위해 일과후에 봉사하고 있었고 그를 통해 그는 필리핀출신 어머니를 만난다. 그녀는 완득이가 젖을 떼자 별거를 해왔다. 카바레가 망하고 그들은 5일장을 돌며 물건을 팔아 생계를 유지한다. 그의 어머니는 그를 한번 안아보고싶어한다. 그는 킥복싱을 시작하고 아침운동을 하면서 신문을 배달해 번 돈으로 어머니에게 새구두를 사드린다.

한국도 더 이상 단일민족이나 문화라고 주장하기 어려워지고 있다. 출산율은 떨어지고 저임금으로는 일하지않으려 하기때문이다. 그들도 우리가 70년대 아메리칸 드림을 꿈꾸며 미국에 이주하거나 불법체류했듯이 코리안드림을 꿈꾸며 한국에 왔다. 물론 언어도 문화도 다른 이곳에서 우리들이 미국에서 당했듯이 차별당하고 고생한다. 우리는 다른 모든 것의 희생으로 삶을 지속한다. 김기덕 감독이 말하듯이 배추나 닭의 시체를 먹어야만 삶을 지속하는 까닭이다. 왜 우리가 그들을 죽여 먹는지에 대한 이유는 당연하다. 닭이 인간보다 강했다면 그들이 인간을 먹으면서 살아갈지도 모른다.

하지만 우리는 인육을 먹지않는다. 같거나 비슷한 것을 먹지않는 금기가 있기 때문이다. 그러면 그 한계가 어디일까? 비슷한 것이 그 기준이라면 우리는 미국인보다 필리핀인을 더 우대해야 한다. 현실은 그 반대다. 강한 것에 잘보이는 것이 생존에 유리하기 때문이다. 그래서 약육강식이되면 세계는 살기어려워진다. 보다 좋은 세계를 후손에게 물려주려면 약자를 보호하고 빈부격차를 줄이는데 보다 노력해야 한다. 이는 본능에 반하지만 장기적으로는 더 생존에 유리하기때문이다.

Punch (2011 film)

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Punch
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Hangul	완득이
Revised Romanization	Wan-deuki
McCune–Reischauer	Wan-dŭgi
Directed by	Lee Han
Produced by	Kim Dong-woo Ham Jeong-yeop Bae Seong-eun
Written by	Kim Dong-woo
Based on	Wandeuk-yi by Kim Ryeo-ryeong
Starring	Yoo Ah-in Kim Yoon-seok
Music by	Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography	Jo Yong-gyu
Edited by	Nam Na-yeong
Production company	Ubu Film Another Pictures
Distributed by	CJ E&M Pictures
Release date	October 20, 2011
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$33.6 million[1]

Punch (Hangul: 완득이; RR: Wan-deuki) is a 2011 South Korean coming-of-age film directed by Lee Han about the budding mentor-mentee relationship forged between a rebellious high school student from a poor household (Yoo Ah-in) and his meddlesome homeroom teacher who moves in next door (Kim Yoon-seok).^[2][3]

It is based on the bestselling novel Wandeuk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong, which has sold more than 700,000 copies since it was published in 2008.^[4][5]

Contents

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• 1Plot
• 2Cast
• 3Differences from the novel
• 4Reception
• 5Awards and nominations
• 6References
• 7External links

Plot[edit]

Eighteen-year-old Do Wan-deuk (Yoo Ah-in) lives with his hunchback father Jeong-bok (Park Su-yeong) and stuttering uncle Min-gu (Kim Young-jae), former cabaret clowns now having to work in open-air markets after the closure of the nightclub they used for many years. Wan-deuk never knew his mother, who walked out 17 years ago, and has become a young brawler. His unconventional high school teacher, Lee Dong-ju (Kim Yoon-seok), who treats all his students with equal harshness, lives on the rooftop next door and is always on Wan-deuk's back. Both are perpetually insulted by a grouchy neighbor (Kim Sang-ho), who lives with his younger sister Lee Ho-jeong (Park Hyo-joo), a writer of "existential martial arts novels" under the pen-name Moonbow. When Jeong-bok and Min-ju start going on the road looking for work, Jeong-bok asks Dong-ju to keep an eye on his son, and the two become closer. Dong-ju tells Wan-deuk his mother, Lee Suk-hee (Jasmine B. Lee) is actually a Filipina and working in a restaurant in Seongnam, a satellite city south of Seoul. Thanks to Dong-ju, mother and son finally meet for the first time. Meanwhile, Jeong Yun-ha (Kang Byul), the brightest pupil in class, has taken a liking to Wan-deuk after splitting with her boyfriend Hyeok-ju (Kim Dong-yeong). When Wan-deuk takes up kickboxing to funnel his aggression, Yun-ha helps him. But just when Wan-deuk has come to rely on Dong-ju's tutorship, the latter is arrested by the police for helping illegal immigrant workers.^[6][7]

Cast[edit]

• Yoo Ah-in ... Do Wan-deuk^{[8][9][10][11][12]}
• Kim Yoon-seok ... Lee Dong-ju
• Park Su-yeong .... Do Jeong-bok (Wan-deuk's Father)
• Kim Young-jae ... Nam Min-gu
• Jasmine B. Lee ... Lee Suk-hee (Wan-deuk's Mother)^[13]
• Kim Sang-ho ... middle-aged man from the house in front
• Park Hyo-joo ... Lee Ho-jeong^[14]
• Kang Byul ... Jeong Yun-ha
• Kim Dong-yeong ... Hyeok-ju
• Ahn Gil-kang ... Wank-deuk's Coach
• Sudip Banerjee ... Hassan
• Jo Duk-je ... director of students
• Lee Jae-gu ... cabaret strongman
• Han Eun-sun ... cabaret female employee
• Lee Sol-gu ... street market man 2
• Sung Yoo-bin ... young Wan-deuk

Differences from the novel[edit]

In a Q&A session after the world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival,^[15] director Lee Han stated that the female character Lee Ho-jeong, who was not in the original novel, was added as the love interest of high school teacher Lee Dong-ju to allow the audience to empathize with him more.

The ethnicity of Wan-deuk's mother was changed from Vietnamese in the novel to Filipina in the film.

Reception[edit]

Punch brought to the forefront several of the less recognized features of a changing Korean cultural landscape: intercultural marriage and multicultural households, a growing population of migrant workers, an education system narrowly focused on preparation for university entrance examinations, and the economic vulnerability of the disabled.^[16] As such, no one expected the film to make a lot of money.

But Punch sold 640,000 tickets on its opening week of release, then claimed the top spot at the box office for the second consecutive week by selling over two million tickets.^[17] The film's popularity grew through word of mouth, with an unprecedented number of schools, government offices, and private companies arranging for group viewings.^[16]

Punch eventually sold 5.3 million tickets in South Korea during its box office run. The movie ranks #3 for Korean film ticket sales in 2011 and #4 for ticket sales for all films released in South Korea in 2011.^[18]

It was also invited to the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival; it screened in Generation 14Plus, a competition section of Berlinale devoted to films for teens.^{[19][20][21][22]}

Commenting on the positive reception, director Lee Han told Yonhap News that the seemingly eclectic ensemble of characters who appear in Punch, though they rarely receive the limelight, are present and active as members of Korean society. Lee spoke of how the warmth and honesty with which he tried to portray these characters and introduce their daily lives has resonated with viewers.^[16]

Since the film's release, Filipina actress Jasmine B. Lee, a naturalized Korean, has become well known for playing the mother of the young protagonist. The recognition of her performance as an actress has also brought publicity to her social activities as the secretary general of Waterdrop, a charity she formed for migrant women, and as one of the first non-Korean civil servants at the Seoul Global Center. Her connection to the film has increased recognition of the variety of services available for foreigners living in Korea. She was later elected in 2012 as a proportional representative in South Korea’s National Assembly, the first Filipina and naturalized Korean to become a lawmaker.^[23]

Awards and nominations[edit]

2012 KOFRA Film Awards (Korea Film Reporters Association)

• Best Actor - Kim Yoon-seok
• Discovery Award - Yoo Ah-in
• Public Relation Award - Lee Yoon-jung

2012 Baeksang Arts Awards

• Nomination - Best Film
• Nomination - Best Director - Lee Han
• Nomination - Best Actor - Kim Yoon-seok

2012 Buil Film Awards

• Best Director - Lee Han
• Nomination - Best Actor - Kim Yoon-seok
• Nomination - Best Actor - Yoo Ah-in

2012 Film Festival Zlín

• Ecumenical Jury Award

2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards

• Nomination - Best Actor - Kim Yoon-seok
• Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Park Hyo-joo

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ "Wandeukyi (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
2. Jump up^ Hong, Lucia (8 March 2011). "Kim Yun-seok, Yoo A-in begin shooting new film". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
3. Jump up^ Kim, Haery (3 February 2012). "Feature profile – Punch, directed by LEE Han". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
4. Jump up^ "Wandeuk". Han Books. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
5. Jump up^ "2011.10.28 NOW PLAYING: Punch". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
6. Jump up^ Elley, Derek (2 February 2012). "Punch". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
7. Jump up^ Lee, Jin-ho (6 October 2011). "Hope Seeping from the Scars of Youth, Punch". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
8. Jump up^ Hong, Lucia (6 September 2011). "Actor Yoo A-in yearns for high school life". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
9. Jump up^ "Yoo Ah In: 'I Can Do Everything in Front of Camera'". KBS Global. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
10. Jump up^ Choi, Ji-eun (20 October 2011). "INTERVIEW: Actor Yoo A-in - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
11. Jump up^ Choi, Ji-eun (20 October 2011). "INTERVIEW: Actor Yoo A-in - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
12. Jump up^ Ki, Sun-min (21 October 2011). "Punch pushes actor into next phase of his career". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
13. Jump up^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (30 September 2011). "Filipina makes waves in Korea". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
14. Jump up^ Lee, Jin-ho (17 October 2011). "Interview: Park Hyo Joo is Done Warming Up". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
15. Jump up^ Kim, Hee-ju (10 October 2011). "BIFF 2011: Actor Yoo A-in heats up Busan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
16. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Kwon, Jungyun (15 December 2011). "A look back at the year's breakout films". Korea.net. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
17. Jump up^ Paquet, Darcy (18 November 2011). "Box office, November 2–15". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
18. Jump up^ "Multiculturalism a New Theme in Korean Movies". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
19. Jump up^ "Berlinale Generation takes Punch". Korean Film Council. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
20. Jump up^ "Korean film Punch invited to Berlin Film Festival". The Korea Times. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
21. Jump up^ "Punch to Feature at Berlin Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
22. Jump up^ Lee, Claire (1 February 2012). "Seven Korean films invited to 2012 Berlinale". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
23. Jump up^ Hicap, Jonathan (12 April 2012). "Filipino Jasmine Lee makes history, wins in South Korea election". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2012-05-21.

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Korean)
• Punch at Naver (in Korean)
• Punch at HanCinema
• Punch at the Korean Movie Database
• Punch on IMDb

Categories: 

• 2011 films
• Korean-language films
• 2010s drama films
• South Korean films
• South Korean coming-of-age films
• CJ Entertainment films
• Films directed by Lee Han