Low Life (2004 film)

This article is about the 2004 film. For other films, see Low Life.

Low Life
Poster to Low Life (2004)
Hangul	하류인생
Hanja	下流人生
RR	Haryuinsaeng
MR	Haryuinsaeng
Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Written by	Im Kwon-taek
Produced by	Lee Tae-won
Starring	Cho Seung-woo Kim Gyu-ri
Cinematography	Jung Il-sung
Edited by	Park Soon-duk
Music by	Shin Joong-hyun
Distributed by	Cinema Service
Release date	May 21, 2004 (2004-05-21)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Low Life (Korean: 하류인생; RR: Haryuinsaeng; also known as Raging Years) is a 2004 South Korean neo-noir action film directed by Im Kwon-taek, starring Cho Seung-woo and Kim Gyu-ri.

Plot

The life of gangster Choi Tae-woong is followed through the tumultuous events of the second half of the 20th century in Korea.

Cast

• Cho Seung-woo as Choi Tae-woong
• Kim Gyu-ri as Park Hye-ok
• Moon Jeong-hee as Hong Su-bi
• Kim Hak-jun as Oh Sang-pil
• Yoo Ha-jun as Park Seung-mun
• Kim Young-hoon
• Tae In-ho as Ddeok Dae's friend.
• Kim Jung-tae as Supplier #1.

Film festivals

It was invited to the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, and screened in competition at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the 2004 Venice Film Festival.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2004	61st Venice International Film Festival	Golden Lion	Im Kwon-taek	Nominated
	Hawaii International Film Festival	Narrative Feature	Low Life	Nominated

Notes

Sources

• Bocchi, Pier Maria (November 2004), "Haryu Insaeng (Review)", Cineforum (in Italian), pp. 63–64
• Elley, Derek (2004-09-13), "Film reviews", Variety, p. 47
• "Haryu Insaeng (Review)", Venice Film Festival Catalogue (in Italian), vol. 61, pp. 60–61, September 2004
• "Im Kwon-taek's Retrospective". www.koreafilmfest.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
• Marshall, Lee (2004-11-19), "Low Life (Haryu Insaeng)", Screen International, p. 30

External links

• Low Life at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Low Life at IMDb