Written (film)

Written
Korean name
Hangul
리튼
Revised RomanizationRiteun
McCune–ReischauerRit'ŭn
Directed byKim Byung-woo
Screenplay byKim Byung-woo
Produced byKim Byung-woo
StarringLee Jin-seok
Kim Bo-young
Lee Sang-hyuk
Park Jin-soo
CinematographyKim Ji-hoon
Edited byKim Byung-woo
Production
company
A Kim Byung-woo Production
Release dates
  • October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07) (BIFF)
  • December 26, 2008 (2008-12-26) (South Korea)
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Written (Korean: 리튼; Hanja: [Ri-teun] Error: {{Lang}}: Latn text/non-Latn script subtag mismatch (help)) is a 2007 South Korean drama thriller film produced, written, directed and edited by Kim Byung-woo. It stars Lee Jin-seok, Kim Bo-young, Lee Sang-hyuk and Park Jin-soo. It made its world premiere at the 2007 Busan International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

A (Lee Jin-seok) wakes up in a bathtub to find his kidney missing. As he struggles to understand what has happened and searches for his kidney, he finds out that he is just a character in a script and an actor (Lee Sang-hyuk) is playing his character. While the film crew is shooting and the script still unfinished, will A find a way out of his hellish predicament?[2][3]

Cast

  • Lee Jin-seok as Character A
  • Kim Bo-young as Writer
  • Lee Sang-hyuk as Actor A
  • Park Jin-soo as Director

Production

Written is a film within a film, was shot on high-definition video and cost Kim US$15,000 to make. He self-funded the project through selling his things and doing part-time jobs.[2]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2018 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[4] NETPAC Award Written Won

References

  1. ^ "Written". BIFF. 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Also showing: Kim Byung-woo". scmp.com. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Written". hollywoodreporter.com. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.


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