Love+Sling

Love+Sling
Theatrical Poster
Hangul
레슬러
Literal meaningWrestler
Revised RomanizationReseulleo
Directed byKim Dae-woong
Screenplay byKim Dae-woong
Produced byLee Ahn-na
StarringYoo Hae-jin
Kim Min-jae
Lee Sung-kyung
CinematographyKang Jong-soo
Edited byKim Man-geun
Kim Yoon-ae
Music byDalpalan
Han Hee-jung
Production
company
Annapurna Films
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$5.8 million[1]

Love+Sling (also known as Wrestler) is a 2018 South Korean comedy drama film directed by Kim Dae-woong. It stars Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Sung-kyung.[2] The film was released in South Korea on May 9, 2018.[3]

Plot

Sung-woong devotes his life to become a national-level wrestler even though wrestling doesn't interest him one bit. But his father, Gui-bo sacrifices everything for his son's “dream”. One day, Sung-woong's life is turned upside down when the girl he has a crush on confesses that she has feelings for his father instead, and thus they begin wrestling for love.[4]

Cast

Production

Filming began on July 19, 2017 and finished October 17, 2017.[5][6][7]

Reception

The film opened at 897 local theaters, attracting 63,000 moviegoers on its opening day and finishing second behind Avengers: Infinity War.[8] The film finished second during its first weekend with US$2.9 million gross. However, the film suffered an 80% drop on its second weekend, and a 95% drop on its third weekend. As of August 20, 2018, the film attracted 771,141 audiences with US$5.8 million gross.[9]

References

  1. ^ "LOVE+SLING (2018)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "YOO Hae-jin and KIM Min-jae Take a Ride on LOVESWING". Korean Film Biz Zone. 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ "레슬러". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Father and son grapple over chasing dreams". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ "YOO Hae-jin, LEE Sung-kyoung, and KIM Min-jae Starring Love+Stling Finishes Filming". Korean Film Biz Zone. 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ "'레슬러' 유해진·김민재 父子케미…10월 17일 크랭크업". Dong-ah Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Love+Sling". Hancinema. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. ^ "[DA:박스] '어벤져스3' 920만 돌파…'레슬러' 개봉 첫날 2위". Dong-ah Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. ^ "South Korean weekend Box Office, May 2018". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 20 August 2018.