Made In China
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What I would like to share with audience with this film is about Korean society, more specifically, about a capitalist society. All of us in this system hope to reach the top and obtain wealth. When such condition is fulfilled, we call this ‘success’, and through this we achieve respect from others. Desiring a ‘better life’, we risk everything to obtain this and disregard what’s important in our lives. This is often the final goal of life for most people, and they will do everything in their power to achieve it, which often creates hurdles in communication between one another. {Made in China} deals with problems of our current time: it reveals the absence of communication and the irony of capitalism. Before we had a chance to observe, China has become a global economic superpower, and our bias towards China and its citizens have created a barrier. Facing equal negligence due to clashes in our history, Korea and Japan have not maintained favorable relationship over the years. I hope, with this film, we acknowledge our neighboring countries with utmost maturity and reflect on the conditions we have set for ourselves. - Kim Dong Hoo, director
Revised romanization: meideu in chaina
Hangul: 메이드 인 차이나
Director: Kim Dong Hoo
Producer: Lim Soon Mo
Screenplay: Kim Ki Duk
Cinematographer: Lee Chun Hee
Release date: 2014 (World premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival, October 25, 2014)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Production company: Kim Ki-duk Films
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Plot
This movie uniquely deals with the subject of Chinese eels to express the introspection of humans.
Synopsis
Chinese eel farmer Chen smuggles himself into Korea to prove that his eels are safe to eat. An inspector takes pity on his desperation and tests his eels, only to discover that they are contaminated. To give him some hope, she gets him a job as a guard at a local business. But when Chen settles into his new job, he finds out the building he’s guarding is an illegal eel farm that harvests rejected batches from the inspector. Feeling betrayed, Chen takes the boss hostage and transports all the eels to a nearby lake...
Cast
Park Ki Woong - as Chen
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Han Chae Ah - as Mi
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Yoo Jae Myung
Lim Hwa Yeong
Kim Yoon Tae
Seon Hak
Hong Sang Jin
Sources/additional links: Hancinema, asianwiki, daum, finecut, Tokyo International Film Festival
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What I would like to share with audience with this film is about Korean society, more specifically, about a capitalist society. All of us in this system hope to reach the top and obtain wealth. When such condition is fulfilled, we call this ‘success’, and through this we achieve respect from others. Desiring a ‘better life’, we risk everything to obtain this and disregard what’s important in our lives. This is often the final goal of life for most people, and they will do everything in their power to achieve it, which often creates hurdles in communication between one another. {Made in China} deals with problems of our current time: it reveals the absence of communication and the irony of capitalism. Before we had a chance to observe, China has become a global economic superpower, and our bias towards China and its citizens have created a barrier. Facing equal negligence due to clashes in our history, Korea and Japan have not maintained favorable relationship over the years. I hope, with this film, we acknowledge our neighboring countries with utmost maturity and reflect on the conditions we have set for ourselves. - Kim Dong Hoo, director
Revised romanization: meideu in chaina
Hangul: 메이드 인 차이나
Director: Kim Dong Hoo
Producer: Lim Soon Mo
Screenplay: Kim Ki Duk
Cinematographer: Lee Chun Hee
Release date: 2014 (World premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival, October 25, 2014)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Production company: Kim Ki-duk Films
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Plot
This movie uniquely deals with the subject of Chinese eels to express the introspection of humans.
Synopsis
Chinese eel farmer Chen smuggles himself into Korea to prove that his eels are safe to eat. An inspector takes pity on his desperation and tests his eels, only to discover that they are contaminated. To give him some hope, she gets him a job as a guard at a local business. But when Chen settles into his new job, he finds out the building he’s guarding is an illegal eel farm that harvests rejected batches from the inspector. Feeling betrayed, Chen takes the boss hostage and transports all the eels to a nearby lake...
Cast
Park Ki Woong - as Chen
Han Chae Ah - as Mi
Yoo Jae Myung
Lim Hwa Yeong
Kim Yoon Tae
Seon Hak
Hong Sang Jin
Sources/additional links: Hancinema, asianwiki, daum, finecut, Tokyo International Film Festival
Please follow the forum rules.