''Bad Movie'' (), also known as ''Timeless, Bottomless Bad Movie'', is a 1997 South Korean

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film directed by Jang Sun-woo. Upon its initial release in South Korea, around thirty minutes of footage was censored due to objectionable material; this footage was restored in overseas releases.

Synopsis

A semi-documentary shot with amateur actors depicting various episodes from the violent lives of marginalised and homeless youth in

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Cast

*Hang Seul-ki () *Choi Mi-seon ()- as "princess" *Park Kyeong-won ()- as "prince" *Lee Jae-kyeong () *Jang Nam-kyeong ()- as "bird" *Byeon Sang-gyu ()- as "Red byeon(Bloodshit)" *

Song Kang-ho Song Kang-ho (; born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Regarded as one of the most influential actors in Korean cinema, he has appeared in critically acclaimed films across various genres. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, i ...

Gi Ju-bong Gi Ju-bong (born September 3, 1955) is a South Korean actor. Career Gi began acting in 1977 and is notable for ''Offending the Audience ''Offending the Audience'' is a play by Austrian writer Peter Handke. It is sometimes called an ''anti-p ...

* Ahn Nae-sang *

Lee Moon-sik Lee Moon-sik (born November 13, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Lee Moon-sik debuted in Jang Jin films of the late 1990s after an illustrious career in Daehak-ro (considered the " Korean Broadway"), where he learned great comic timing, ad-lib ...

- as convenience store owner

Awards

Pusan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF; ), formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), held annually in Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from ...

(1997) Netpac AwardAwards based on *

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the ...

(1997) Asian Film Award

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* * 1997 films 1990s Korean-language films 1990s South Korean films Films directed by Jang Sun-woo Films scored by Jung Jae-il South Korean documentary films 1997 documentary films {{1990s-SouthKorea-film-stub