Jeong Yoon-cheol (born May 14, 1971) is a South Korean
film director
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. He is known for his film ''
Marathon
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Career
Jeong graduated from School of Film and Theater at
Hanyang University
Hanyang University (HYU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul and Ansan (ERICA campus), South Korea. ''Hanyang'' () derives from the Names of Seoul, former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon period. The u ...
. After his successful directorial debut with short film ''Memorial Picture'', he was selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied film editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His short film ''Hibernation'' was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 1999 and won Best Director Award at the Shinyoung Film Festival.
In 2005 his heart-warming feature debut ''
Marathon
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'' about an autistic athlete was a huge hit in Korea. His next movie was the comedy ''Shim's Family''.
Filmography as director
* ''
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...
'' (2005)
* ''Skeletons in the Closet'' aka ''Shim's Family'' (2007)
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* ''
A Man Who Was Superman
''A Man Who Was Superman'' () is a 2008 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Jeong Yoon-chul, starring Hwang Jung-min and Jun Ji-hyun. The film applies techniques of magical realism to problems arising from the Narcissism of small differenc ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Warriors of the Dawn
''Warriors of the Dawn'' (; RR: ''Daeripgun''; ) is a 2017 South Korean historical drama film by Jeong Yoon-cheol set during the 1592 Imjin War, starring Lee Jung-jae and Yeo Jin-goo. The story follows a group of mercenaries tasked with protecti ...
'' (2017)
Award
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South Korean film editors
South Korean film producers
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters
Hanyang University alumni
1971 births
Living people
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