I Am Trash

I Am Trash
Directed by	Lee Sang-woo
Screenplay by	Lee Sang-woo
Produced by	Pierce Conran
Starring	Kwan Bum-tack Lee Sang-woo Yang Myoung-hoen Park Hyung-bin
Cinematography	Kim Min-su
Edited by	Lee Sang-woo Lee Chae-hyun
Music by	Kang Min-kook
Release dates	September 2014 (2014-09) (Fantastic Fest) May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) (South Korea)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

I Am Trash (Korean: 나는 쓰레기다; RR: Na-neun Sseu-re-gi-da) is a 2014 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. The third and final instalment of Lee's thematic "bad family" trilogy comprising Mother Is a Whore (2011) and Father Is a Dog (2012), it follows three grown up brothers reuniting with their pedophile father after his release from prison. It made its world premiere in the Fantastic Features section at the 10th Fantastic Fest in 2014.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

After their father (Kwan Bum-tack) was sent off to prison for sexually assaulting an underaged girl, Sang-woo (Lee Sang-woo) and his two brothers Sang-tae (Yang Myoung-hoen) and Sang-goo (Park Hyung-bin) struggle to live a normal life. Now, the three emotionally damaged brothers must deal with the aftermath of their father returning home after his release from prison.[2][4]

Cast

• Kwan Bum-tack as Father
• Lee Sang-woo as Sang-woo
• Yang Myoung-hoen as Sang-tae
• Park Hyung-bin as Sang-goo
• Jo Yong-seok
• Yoo So-hyeon

Reception

References

1. Marsh, James (29 September 2014). "Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: I AM TRASH Lives Up To Its Title In Gloriously Reprehensible Fashion". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
2. "I Am Trash". Fantastic Fest. 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
3. Conran, Pierce (11 September 2014). "LEE Sang-woo's I AM TRASH to World Premiere at Fantastic Fest". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
4. "I am Trash (2016)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

External links

• I Am Trash at HanCinema
• I Am Trash at IMDb