''Rough Cut'' (; lit. "A Movie is a Movie") is a 2008 South Korean action film. It is the debut feature of director

Jang Hoon Jang Hoon (born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean film director. He directed the films '' Rough Cut'' (2008), ''Secret Reunion'' (2010), '' The Front Line'' (2011), and ''A Taxi Driver '' (2017). Career Jang Hoon (along with Jang Cheol-soo a ...

and based on an original story by

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

. The film had a total of 1,307,688 admissions nationwide.

Synopsis

Gang-pae, played by

So Ji-sub So Ji-sub (born November 4, 1977) is a South Korean actor. After making his entertainment debut as a jeans model, he became known for his leading roles in the television series ''What Happened in Bali'' (2004), '' I'm Sorry, I Love You'' (2004), ...

, is a local organized crime leader who still wishes he could be in movies. Soo-ta, played by

Kang Ji-hwan Kang Ji-hwan (born Jo Tae-gyu; March 20, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television dramas such as '' Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' (2005), '' Capital Scandal'' (2007), '' Hong Gil-do ...

, is a haughty actor who is easy to provoke. Within his latest film, where he plays a gangster, he gets into the role too much and sends one of the stuntmen to the hospital. The two men meet by chance at a room salon and Soo-ta enlists Gang-pae to join the production. But this real-life gangster will only join the production if the fights are real. The two main characters continue to try and one-up the other every chance they get.

Cast

as Gang-pae (gangster) *

as Jang Soo-ta (actor) *

Hong Soo-hyun Hong Soo-hyun (born February 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Dae Jo Yeong, '' The Princess' Man'', and ''Goodbye Dear Wife''. Career After she debuted as a magazine model in high school, Hong appeared ...

as Kang Mi-na (actress) *

Park Soo-young Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), ''Listen to Love ''Listen to Love'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun and Song Ji-hyo about ...

as Chief Lee *

Ko Chang-seok Ko Chang-seok (born October 13, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ko began his career on stage, performing in plays and musicals for many years before moving on to bit parts in films. He once earned his living by working on farms and in iron foundri ...

as Director Bong (director) * Song Yong-tae as Chairman Park * Jang Hee-jin as Eun-sun (Soo-ta's girlfriend)

Blurring of real and fake

Since this film crosses back and forth between being an actual movie and a movie within a movie, the lines get blurred as to which the audience is watching. Examples: *The character name Soo-ta (수타) is a parody of 스타 meaning "(movie) star" in Korean. And the character name Gang-pae (강패) is a parody of 깡패 which means "gangster" in Korean. *Choreographed fights become "real" and a "real" fight turns out to be planned but is however "real". *The actual movie script for ''Rough Cut'' is shown being read and held several times by rehearsing characters and crew within the film. *Numerous members of the actual crew, including the producer and editor, are seen in the film as "crew members". *Various movie posters can be seen including ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and event (philosophy), events that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various me ...

'' also written by Kim Ki-duk and an early draft of a ''Rough Cut'' poster, which is the same image on the cover of the scripts. *The "real" arrest of a bloodied Gang-pae for a recent murder turns out to be in image from a film shown in a theater right before the actual credits roll.

Awards and nominations

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Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by '' Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popu ...

"Rough Cut - Awards"
''Cinemasie''. Retrieved 2012-12-18. * Best New Actor -

* Best New Actor -

* Nomination - Best Supporting Actor -

* Nomination - Best New Director -

;2008 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards * Best Actor -

* Best New Director -

* Best New Actor -

;2008

Korean Film Awards The Korean Film Awards was a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the broadcasting network MBC from 2002 to 2010. History Originally named the MBC Film Awards, the ceremony was first established in 2002. It was renamed the Korean Film Aw ...

* Best New Actor -

* Nomination - Best Film * Nomination - Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best Supporting Actor -

* Nomination - Best New Director -

* Nomination - Best Screenplay -

;2008

Director's Cut Awards The Director's Cut Awards () is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It is presented by the Korea Film Director's Network (KFDN), a group of approximately 300 Korean filmmakers. The KFDN selects winners in the Korean f ...

* Best Producer -

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Asian Film Awards Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

* Nomination - Best Newcomer -

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Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

* Best New Actor -

* Nomination - Best Film * Nomination - Best New Director -

* Nomination - Best Screenplay -

;2009

Shanghai International Film Festival The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia. "China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...

Best Music Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation ...

- Roh Hyoung-woo ;2009 Buil Film Awards * Best New Actor -

;2009

Busan Film Critics Awards Established in 2000, the Busan Film Critics Awards is run by the Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA), a small but independent-minded group of critics based in Busan, South Korea. Each year they announce their choices shortly before the opening o ...

* Best New Actor -

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Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...

* Best Screenplay -

, Ok Jin-gon, Oh Se-yeon * Nomination - Best New Director -

* Nomination - Best New Actor -

References

External links

* * * * {{Kim Ki-duk 2008 films 2000s crime action films South Korean independent films South Korean crime action films Films about actors Films about filmmaking Films about organized crime in South Korea Films shot in Seoul Films shot in Incheon Films directed by Jang Hoon Sponge Entertainment films Showbox films 2000s Korean-language films 2008 directorial debut films 2000s South Korean films