Chingoo


1h 53m 2001

Brief Synopsis

Four boyhood friends grow up together on the streets of Pusan in the 1980s, but on reaching adulthood, their lives diverge. Two become college students and two become gangsters, experimenting with heroin and getting hooked on violence.

Film Details

Also Known As
Chingu, Friend
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2001
Location
Pusan, South Korea

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 53m

Synopsis

Four boyhood friends grow up together on the streets of Pusan in the 1980s, but on reaching adulthood, their lives diverge. Two become college students and two become gangsters, experimenting with heroin and getting hooked on violence.

Film Details

Also Known As
Chingu, Friend
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2001
Location
Pusan, South Korea

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 53m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States May 2001

Released in United States May 2002

Released in United States November 2001

Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 2001.

Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 7-22, 2001.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival, May 8-12, 2002.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.)

Released in United States May 2001 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 2001.)

Released in United States May 2002 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival, May 8-12, 2002.)

Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asian New Classics) November 1-11, 2001.)

Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 7-22, 2001.)

Sequel to the film Chingoo (South Korea/2001) directed by Kwak Kyung-taek.