Beat (1997 film)

Beat
Beat
Hangul	비트
Revised Romanization	Biteu
McCune–Reischauer	Pit‘ŭ
Directed by	Kim Sung-su
Written by	Sam Shin
Based on	Beat; by Huh Young-man
Produced by	Cha Sung-ji
Starring	Jung Woo-sung; Ko So-young; Yoo Oh-sung; Im Chang-jung
Cinematography	Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by	Kim Hyeon
Music by	Kim Jae-won
Release date	May 3, 1997;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Beat (Korean: 비트; RR: Biteu) is 1997 South Korean action crime film directed by Kim Sung-su and written by Sam Shin about a high school dropout who is forced into gang life. Jung Woo-sung played the lead Min and Ko So-young his love interest Romy. The plot is based on a bestselling graphic novel by Huh Young-man.

The role solidified Jung as a leading Korean actor and was also based on his real-life experience as a high school dropout.

Plot[edit]

Three friends in Korea all drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his love for the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.

Cast[edit]

Jung Woo-sung as Min^[1]
Ko So-young as Romy
Yoo Oh-sung as Tae-soo
Im Chang-jung as Hwan-gyu
Sa Hyeon-jin
Song Geum-sig
Jang Dong-jik
Shin Burm-sik
Kim Boo-seon as Madam Shin
Lee In-ock
Lee Moon-sik as Ward Office staff

References[edit]

^ "Jung Woo-sung's films to be shown". 4 December 2013.

External links[edit]

Beat at IMDb
Beat at the Korean Movie Database

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[1] "Jung Woo-sung's films to be shown". 4 December 2013.

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