Small Town Rivals
{{Infobox film
| name = Small Town Rivals
| image = Small Town Rivals film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Korean|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| hangul = 이장과 군수
| rr = Ijanggwa gunsu
| mr = Ijanggwa kunsu}}
| director = Jang Jyu-sung
| producer = Kim Mi-hee
Cha Seung-jae
Im Chung-ryeol
Yun Sang-o
| writer = Jang Jyu-sung
| starring = Cha Seung-won
Yoo Hae-jin
Byun Hee-bong
| music = Choi Seung-hyun
| cinematography = Kim Yun-soo
| editing = Ko Im-pyo
| distributor = CJ Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2007|03|29}}
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
}}
Small Town Rivals ({{Korean|hangul=이장과 군수|rr=Ijanggwa gunsu}}) is a 2007 South Korean film.
Plot
Cho Chun-sam and Noh Dae-gyu, now both in their thirties, are old friends who went to the same elementary school. In their school days, Chun-sam was always the ambitious class president, while Dae-gyu had to settle for a role as vice president. Twenty years later their roles are reversed: Chun-sam is now a humble farmer who has assumed the post of village chief in his hometown, while Dae-gyu is the newly elected county magistrate. At first, Chun-sam asks his old friend for favours regarding the development of his village, but these requests are turned down. Later, when Dae-gyu proposes building a nuclear waste disposal facility in the county, Chun-sam leads demonstrations against the plan, turning old friends into bitter rivals.
Cast
- Cha Seung-won as Cho Chun-sam
- Yoo Hae-jin as Noh Dae-gyu
- Byun Hee-bong
- Choi Jung-won
- Bae Il-jib
- Nam Il-woo
- Jeon Won-joo
- Lee Jae-goo
- Kim Eung-soo as Mr. Kim
- Lee Won-jong (cameo)
- Yum Jung-ah (cameo)
Release
Small Town Rivals was released in South Korea on March 29, 2007,"[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2007.html#boxoffice Box-Office Admission Results]" (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 5 December 2008. and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 440,516 admissions."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2007.03.30+%7E+2007.04.01&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (Week-end 2007.03.30 ~ 2007.04.01). Hancinema. Retrieved 5 December 2008. The film went on to receive a total of 1,269,142 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of May 27, 2007) of {{USD|8,095,062}}."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2007&wk=21&p=.htm South Korea Box Office May 21–27, 2007]". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
Critical response
Yang Sung-jin of The Korea Herald was critical of the film's blend of comedy and politics, saying, "Director Jang has incorporated a political satire into the film, weakening its already fragile comic underpinnings."Yang Sung-jin. "[http://www.hancinema.net/movie-review-small-town-rivals-puts-comic-twist-on-friendship-9020.html
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{kmdb film|08157|Small Town Rivals}}
- {{IMDb title|1164666|Small Town Rivals}}
- {{hancinema film|Small_Town_Rivals|Small Town Rivals}}
Category:2000s Korean-language films
Category:South Korean comedy films