Overman (film)

Overman (Korean: 초인; RR: Choin) is a 2015 South Korean film directed by Seo Eun-Young and starring Kim Jung-hyun and Chae Seo-jin. The film had its world premiere on October 2, 2015 at the Busan International Film Festival.[1]

Overman
Theatrical poster
Hangul초인
Revised RomanizationChoin
Directed bySeo Eun-Young
Produced byPark Young-Soi
Written bySeo Eun-Young
StarringKim Jung-hyun
Chae Seo-jin
CinematographyJung Ki-Wook
Release date
  • October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02) (Busan)
  • May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05)
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

High school gymnast Do-hyun (Kim Jung-hyun) is ordered to perform community service as a punishment for fighting. While serving as a library assistant, he meets Soo-hyun (Chae Seo-jin), a schoolgirl who borrows a lot of books. Finding her attractive, he talks to her and they gradually grow closer. This love between a teenage boy and girl looks cheerful enough, but they are both suffering in their own way. Each of them face new choices. It's a teenage love story and coming-of-age film in which the bright and wholesome protagonists bring joy throughout.[2]

Cast
  • Kim Jung-hyun as Do-Hyun
  • Chae Seo-jin as Soo-Hyun
  • Seo Young-Hwa as Yeon-Hee
  • Lee Chae-Kyung as Psychiatrist
  • Myung Gye-Nam as teacher
  • Kim Min-Seok as Min-Sik

Film Festival

The film world premiered at the 2015 (20th) Busan International Film Festival[1] where it was screened from October 1–10 and it was awarded for "promoting independent cinema" according to The Hollywood Reporter.[3]

References
  1. "Overman (Korean Movie), Synopsis, Detail, Cast and Trailer". News Korean Drama. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. "[HanCinema's Film Review] 'Overman'". HanCinema. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. "Busan: Vision Awards Go to Emerging South Korean Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2017. The big $20,000 prize for promoting independent cinema, the daemyung culture wave award, was awarded to Overman by Seo Eunyoung (Korea)
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