Twenty (film)

Twenty (Korean: 스물; RR: Seumul) is a 2015 South Korean coming-of-age film starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Junho and Kang Ha-neul.[3][4][5][6] It was written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, his second feature after the 2012 indie Cheer Up, Mr. Lee.[7][8][9][10][11] [12]

Twenty
Directed byLee Byeong-heon
Produced byJeong Hoon-tak
Written byLee Byeong-heon
StarringKim Woo-bin
Lee Junho
Kang Ha-neul
Music byKim Tae-seong
CinematographyNoh Seung-bo
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$21.3 million[1][2]

Plot

Chi-ho, Kyung-jae and Dong-woo are best friends who've just graduated from high school and turned 20. Chi-ho is an unemployed player living in the moment and whose number one priority is dating and chasing women. Kyung-jae is a goody-two-shoes university student whose goal is to get accepted at a corporate job; he's extremely shy around girls, but completely transforms when he gets drunk. And happy-go-lucky Dong-woo dreams of becoming a cartoonist, but when his family goes bankrupt, he's forced to become the breadwinner and take on several part-time jobs.

Cast

Music

Two singles were released as the film's "special" soundtrack. Part 1 (released on March 6, 2015) featured a duet by Lee Junho and Lee Yu-bi titled "Cupid's Arrow," and Part 2 (released on March 18, 2015) featured "Twenty" sung by boyband Sweet Sorrow with narration by Kim Woo-bin.[29][30]

Release

South Korea

Twenty was released in South Korea on March 25, 2015.[31] It topped the box office in its opening weekend, drawing 1,136,866 viewers and earning ₩8.74 billion (US$7.93 million ).[32][33][34] As of April 19, 2015, it has grossed US$21.3 million with nearly 3 million admissions.[1]

International

The film was released by CJ Entertainment America in 25 theaters across North America on April 17, 2015.[35]

It received a theatrical release in other Asian countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.[36]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director (Film) Lee Byeong-heon Nominated
Best New Actor (Film) Kang Ha-neul Nominated
Korean Film Actors' Guild Awards Best New Actor Kang Ha-neul Won
Popularity Award Kim Woo-bin Won
15th Korea World Youth Film Festival Favorite New Actor Kang Ha-neul Won
24th Buil Film Awards Best New Actor Kim Woo-bin Nominated
52nd Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor Kang Ha-neul Nominated
Best New Director Lee Byeong-heon Nominated
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Lee Byeong-heon Nominated
Best New Actor Kang Ha-neul Nominated
Best New Actress Lee Yu-bi Nominated
The Korea Film Actors Association Awards Best New Director Award Lee Byeong-heon Won

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