Love+Sling

Love+Sling (also known as Wrestler) is a 2018 South Korean comedy drama film directed by Kim Dae-woong. It stars Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Sung-kyung.[2] The film was released in South Korea on May 9, 2018.[3]

Love+Sling
Theatrical Poster
Hangul레슬러
Revised RomanizationReseulleo
LiterallyWrestler
Directed byKim Dae-woong
Produced byLee Ahn-na
Screenplay byKim Dae-woong
StarringYoo Hae-jin
Kim Min-jae
Lee Sung-kyung
Music byDalpalan
Han Hee-jung
CinematographyKang Jong-soo
Edited byKim Man-geun
Kim Yoon-ae
Production
company
Annapurna Film
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$5.8 million[1]

Plot

Sung-woong devotes his life to become a national-level wrestler even though wrestling doesn't interest him one bit. But his father, Gui-bo sacrifices everything for his son's “dream”. One day, Sung-woong's life is turned upside down when the girl he has a crush on confesses that she has feelings for his father instead, and thus they begin wrestling for love.[4]

Cast

Production

Filming began on July 19, 2017 and finished October 17, 2017.[5][6][7]

Reception

The film opened at 897 local theaters, attracting 63,000 moviegoers on its opening day and finishing second behind Avengers: Infinity War.[8] The film finished second during its first weekend with US$2.9 million gross. However, the film suffered an 80% drop on its second weekend, and a 95% drop on its third weekend. As of August 20, 2018, the film attracted 771,141 audiences with US$5.8 million gross.[9]

References
  1. "LOVE+SLING (2018)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. "YOO Hae-jin and KIM Min-jae Take a Ride on LOVESWING". Korean Film Biz Zone. 14 August 2017.
  3. "레슬러". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. "Father and son grapple over chasing dreams". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 April 2018.
  5. "YOO Hae-jin, LEE Sung-kyoung, and KIM Min-jae Starring Love+Stling Finishes Filming". Korean Film Biz Zone. 9 November 2017.
  6. "'레슬러' 유해진·김민재 父子케미…10월 17일 크랭크업". Dong-ah Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. "Love+Sling". Hancinema. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. "[DA:박스] '어벤져스3' 920만 돌파…'레슬러' 개봉 첫날 2위". Dong-ah Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. "South Korean weekend Box Office, May 2018". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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