Friend: The Great Legacy
Friend: The Great Legacy (Korean: 친구 2; lit. Friend 2) is a 2013 South Korean neo-noir action film about three generations of gangsters, starring Yu Oh-seong, Joo Jin-mo, and Kim Woo-bin.[2][3][4] It is the sequel to the 2001 box-office hit Friend, also directed by Kwak Kyung-taek.[5][6][7] Friend: The Great Legacy was released in theaters on 14 November 2013.[8]
| Friend: The Great Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 친구 2 |
| Hanja | 親舊 2 |
| Revised Romanization | Chingu 2 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'in'gu 2 |
| Directed by | Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Written by | Han Seung-woon Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Produced by | Nam Ji-woong Yoo Ju-young Yang Jung-gyeong |
| Starring | Yu Oh-seong Joo Jin-mo Kim Woo-bin |
| Edited by | Park Kwang-il |
| Music by | Jeong Jin-ho |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | ₩21.8 million (US$20.1 million)[1] |
Plot edit
Friend: The Great Legacy begins 17 years after where the previous film left off. Lee Joon-seok, who claimed responsibility for ordering his friend Dong-soo's murder (despite having nothing to do with it), has spent a lot of time behind bars and now he is released to a world that is as unfamiliar to him as the criminal organization he used to lead. With his subordinate Eun-ki now practically parading as the boss, Joon-seok, a leader by nature, secretly embarks on a mission to subvert his current position. He invites Choi Sung-hoon, whom he'd met in prison, and Sung-hoon's gang to join in his plan. Sung-hoon is the twenty-something son of one of Joon-seok's female friends in high school who now works as a bar hostess, and he had been serving a one-year sentence for beating his mother's abusive husband. Having developed a respect for the charismatic Joon-seok in prison, Sung-hoon willingly takes his side. But when he discovers the truth behind his background, this creates great tension between the two. Interspersed are scenes of Joon-seok's own father, Lee Chul-joo as a gangster who founded the criminal organization in 1963 Busan.[9]
The scene ends of flashback 17 years ago of Joon-Seok in a car after leaving Dong-Su behind, it shows Joon-Seok was remorsed of him not being able to protect his childhood friend.
Cast edit
- Yoo Oh-sung as Lee Joon-suk
- Joo Jin-mo as Lee Chul-joo [10][11]
- Kim Woo-bin as Choi Sung-hoon [12][13][14]
- Jang Young-nam as Hye-ji, Sung-hoon's mother
- Jung Ho-bin as Eun-ki
- Gi Joo-bong as Hyung-doo
- Ji Seung-hyun as young Hyung-doo
- Lee Chul-min as Wig
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Jjam-bo
- Sun Ho-jin as Song Ki-ho
- Jung Soo-gyo as Hae-young
- Bae Sung-jong as Yong-baek
- Kang Han-na as Ah-ram
- Ahn Jung-bin as Gook-do
- Go Geon-han as Kim-min
- Lee Sang-hoon as Choo Jeop-yi
- Won Woong-jae as Yoo shik-yi
- Song Ji-ho as Jae-chil
- Shin Joon-bum as Bulging head
- Park Sung-hyun as young Sang-gon
- Yoon Jin-ha as Bug-eye
- Choi Jung-hyun as Sang-min
- Jang Dong-gun as Dong-soo (cameo)
Box office edit
Despite the "Restricted" rating it received from the Korea Media Rating Board, Friend: The Great Legacy opened strongly at the box office on 14 November 2013. It attracted 1.06 million admissions over its opening weekend, topping the local box office chart against competitors such as Hollywood blockbuster Thor: The Dark World and Korean film The Five.[15][16][17] It went on to sell 2,969,874 tickets during its run, with total earnings of ₩21,795,038,513.[18]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9th Max Movie Awards | Best New Actor | Kim Woo-bin | Nominated |
| 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actor | Nominated | |||
| 51st Grand Bell Awards | Popularity Award | Won | ||
| 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
| Popular Star Award | Won |
References edit
- ^ "Friend : The Great Legacy (2013)". www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
- ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (12 July 2013). . TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (8 November 2013). "12 years later, an iconic Friend returns". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ Lee, Yong-cheol (25 November 2013). "In Focus: Friend 2". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ Lee, Eun-sun (13 May 2013). "Shooting of FRIEND 2 Begins". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (12 July 2013). . TenAsia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ . KBS Global. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (15 November 2013). "FRIEND 2 Scores Overseas Sales". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (31 October 2013). "In the Name of Friendship". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ An, So-hyoun (27 March 2013). "Ju Jin Mo to Return to Film with Friend 2". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (28 March 2013). . Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Jeon, Su-mi (5 March 2013). . enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (18 October 2013). "Kim Woo-bin leapt at sequel chance". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ "Kim Woo-bin Unfazed by Great Expectations for Sequel to Friend". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (19 November 2013). "Friend 2 dominates box office in Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (25 November 2013). "Box Office: November 7-20, 2013". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ Friend, Sun-min (26 November 2013). "Friend sequel beats new Hunger Games". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ "Home". kobis.or.kr.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)
- Friend: The Great Legacy at the Korean Movie Database
- Friend 2 at IMDb
- Friend 2 at HanCinema