Birth of a Man
{{Infobox film
| name = Birth Of a Man
|image=File:Birhofamansouthkoreanfilm2002.jpg
| native_name = 男子 Born: Birth Of a Man
| director = Park Hee-jun
| production_companies = Twin Entertainment
Mega Pictures
| writer = Lee Chang-yeol
| starring = Jung Joon
Hong Kyung-in
Yeo Hyun-soo
| music = Kim Bong-soo
| editing = Ho Kyung Min
Eum Hye Jung
| released = {{film date|2002|10|11}}
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
}}
Birth of a Man ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^남자 태어나다|rr=yes}}) is a 2002 South Korean film starring Jung Joon, Hong Kyung-in and Yeo Hyun-soo.
Production
The team was helped by a legendary Korean boxer Hong Soo-hwan regarding the boxing scenes in the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreafilm.co.kr/news/news2002_9-18_1.htm|script-title=ko:4전 5기의 신화 홍수환<남자, 태어나다>의 세 촌놈, 사나이로 맹글다.|website=koreafilm.co.kr}}
Cast
- Jung Joon as Jang Dae-seong
- Hong Kyung-in as Lim Man-goo
- Yeo Hyun-soo as Kim Hae-sam
- Lee Won-jong
- Kim Sa-rang as Sa-rang
- Lee Jae-yong as Mr. Choi
Plot
To accomplish the 99-year-old grandfather's dream of sending young people to university, three men practice boxing to enroll as a boxing student for university.{{cite web|url=https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.naver?code=34491|script-title=ko:남자 태어나다|website=Navermovie}}
Reception
The film was pulled out in a day from theaters citing low performances despite being well received by 10,000 people in its test screening. The decision to pull out only in a day was criticized,{{cite web|url=https://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2002/nwdesk/article/1896852_30761.html|script-title=ko:영화 <남자 태어나다> 극장 상영 하룻만에 종영[김성우]|website=MBC News|date=2002-10-25}} and some even made an internet community for the movie to be offered more screenings.{{cite web|url=https://www.maxmovie.com/news/2545|website=maxmovie|script-title=ko:[기획] 이 영화들이 그렇게 안땡겼수?|date=2002-12-13}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0336895|Birth of a Man}}
- {{KMDb film|05836|College Knock Outs }}
- [https://movie.daum.net/moviedb/main?movieId=3712 man born - and then the movie]
- [http://www.movist.com/movist3d/movie.asp?mid=6349 man born - mubiseuteu]
- [https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/mediaView.naver?code=34491&mid=2142#tab Making film for 'Birth of a Man']
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Category:2000s sports drama films
Category:2000s Korean-language films
Category:South Korean sports drama films
Category:Films directed by Park Hee-jun
Category:2000s South Korean films
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