#The Priests / 검은 사제들 (2015) Review<h1>
...Horror Movie but not really
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An “The Exorcist” (1973) inspired Korean Horror movie starring Kim Yun-Seok of “The Classified File” (2015), Gang Dong-Won of “Kundo : Age of the Rampant” (2014), and Park So-Dam of “The Silenced” (2015).
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Hello Folks. Halloween is long gone and we’re heading into Thanksgivings for those who live in America.
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I’ll miss the turkey as I lived in the States for a long time as my pseudonym “A Korean In America” implies. Even though the spooky season is way behind us, I’m here with a review of “The Priests / 검은 사제들” (2015). It is somewhat of a Horror movie.
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I am Professor AKIA for those who are new to my blog. I review hot new Korean movies.
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Well it is more like warm…
I tend to write the review a few weeks into a movie’s run in Korea as I noticed that no one really cared if I try to post immediately after seeing the movie. Great for my procrastination although I end up with a backlog.
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##Introduction<h2>
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Last week or so, I wrote about the state of domestic Horror movies in the Korean box office. You could give it a look but the short conclusion was that it looked bad.[link] On average, the box office revenue of Horror movies consisted about 1% of the total Korean box office intake.
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This would make the opening of “The Priests / 검은 사제들” (2015) the biggest horror movie release ever in Korea. However, one could argue foul play as there is some room for debate regarding whether the movie was actually a “HORROR” movie. Personally, I have never really seen an exorcism horror movie this brightly lit and colorfully filmed.
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It is clear that “The Priests / 검은 사제들” (2015) horror adjacent. It is horror inspired at least. You recognize the trappings of the Horror genre all over this movie to the degree it seems creepy once you think about it.
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That is deplorable!
Just deplorable!
However, the Korean public has never been much into horror.
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#It is weird!<h1>
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It is like a “figurative” Buffalo Bill wearing a bodysuit made of female skins.
Brrrrr!
Remember Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs?
And no; no one actually wears female skins in this movie.
It’s a “figurative” example.
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The question is whether the trappings of horror makes a movie a horror movie.
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What do you think?
Something to think about.
In any case, this is my summary of my thoughts.
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“The Priests / 검은 사제들” (2015) is an interesting movie to think about. While its fanboy like adoration of “The Exorcist” (1973) makes it stick closely to the external trappings of the classic movie and the Horror subgenre it gave birth to, “The Priests” (2015) is not really a religious horror movie at its heart. It really wants to be a lighter and more exciting pulp adventure movie in which a hero is born. In terms of darkness, the TV show “Supernatural” (2005-) is far more dark and disturbed.
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While this nature of the movie makes the movie interesting in concept, the execution on the part of the writer /director on his first feature film results in the movie being uneven and heavy in the backend as the movie wasted a lot of screen time initially with interesting but ultimately pointless filler. However, the director’s enthusiasm for “The Exorcist” (1973) and the exorcism subgenre in addition to his energetic direction ends up compensating for a lot of this movie’s flaws.
But not totally.
While you may have fun, the movie viewing experience ends up leaving not much of an impression. I do not think I would ever want to watch this movie again as there is not much more to get from it.
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As a movie, “The Priests / 검은 사제들” (2015) has a lot of interesting parts to it. However, the sum of its parts is far better than the movie as a whole. I give it a grade of B. I’m feeling generous.
#Score: B or 6.75/10<h1>
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Topic List!
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[[Let's talk about the plot|Plot]]
[[Chapter name: In the Shadow of demons|Shadow]]
[[Chapter name: Loving the demons|Demons]]
[[What is at the core of the story?|Core]]
[[The pitfalls of the movie|Pitfalls]]
[[What about the good?|Good]]
[[Catholic Priests within Korean Culture|Culture]]
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Before I talk specifics about the movie itself, I’ll go over the title translation.
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Those who have been following my blog would know I like to compare the original Korean and Official English titles. With this movie, it is not bad. I mean there is not much discrepancy between them. The Korean title “검은 사제들” is translated into “The Dark/ black Priests.” I am not sure why they dropped adjective. Maybe because it sounded too pulpy? It does sound somewhat comic booky...?
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But “The Priests” alone gives off more of a pedophile drama vibe. I know that there was a B-movie starring Paul Bettany called “Priest” (2011). It wasn’t bad for a B-movie. In its singular form, Priest could conjure diverse images. However, in its plural form, the word as a movie title ends up feeling perverted.
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One thing I know for sure is that the Korean production team is not subtle enough in their understanding of the nuances regarding the English language. Most likely they just dropped the “Dark/ black” to simplify things.
Then, we have to ask the question why they bothered to add the adjective in the first place with the Korean title. I think that has to do with the cultural standing of the Catholic Church in Korea. Click here for that talk about [[the Korean Church and Korean culture|Culture]]
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#The Plot<h1>
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In the midst of modern day Korea where superstitions like exorcism and demons are frowned upon by mainstream society including religion, there is a lone rogue exorcist priest played by [[Kim Yun-Seok]]. Even though I used the word “rogue,” he is tolerated by the Korean Catholic church in the way the old Catholic church used to deal with pedophile priests.
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The exorcist had previously failed to rid a young teenage girl he once knew of a demon possessing her. The demon had jumped out a window in order to escape from being exorcised. The girl and the demon possessing her is played by [[Park So-Dam]].
Now, even though the girl is in a coma, the exorcist is determined to rid her body of the foul entity and save the girl’s soul. However, since the last debacle, his assistant quit and thus he has to break in a new priest-in-training to assist in the exorcism. The manual states that it is a two person job. This is where [[Gang Dong-Won]] comes in as he plays a character who the movie wants us to think is a goofball “Van Wilder” (2002) of the priesthood. The church tosses this good for nothing student to the exorcist. And we have an exorcism to get to.
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#In the Shadow of demons<h1>
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If you know the horror genre, this setup will be very familiar to you. It is the setup of the granddaddy of exorcism movies “The Exorcist” (1973) starring the late great Max von Sydow and Jason Miller as the priests. The fascinating Linda Blair was the possessed girl.
Ever since Linda Blair spewed gunk all over the Max von Sydow and Jason Miller and spun her head around with the help of the then state of the arts special effects, “The Exorcist” (1973) has become the mold to copy off of. All of the subsequent movies in this specific sub-genre of horror movies have been influenced by this classic to the degree that it could be said that they were overshadowed by it. A similar thing happened with sci-fi movies and “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968).
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It would be an understatement to say “The Priests / 검은 사제들” (2015) is the same. This Korean movie is “The Exorcist” (1973) in many ways. First, the overall story structure is similar. Second, the roles the characters play within the narrative are similar. Kim Yun-Seok is Max von Sydow. Gang Dong-Won is Jason Miller. Park So-Dam is Linda Blair. Third, this Korean movie has scenes that are shot for shot copied off of “The Exorcist” (1973) including the spewing gunk scene.
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Well “shot for shot” may be exaggerated but you get the picture.
At the same time, “The Priests” (2015) is not really “The Exorcist” (1973) at its core. This leads back to the discussion I started earlier about whether “The Priests” (2015) is a Horror movie.
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#Loving the demons<h2>
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The problem with classifying “The Priests” (2015) is that, in many ways, the movie feels like it started out as a fanfiction of “The Exorcist” (1973). The beat by beat structural similarities between the two movies are not because “The Priests” (2015) is a simple knock off of “The Exorcist” (1973). Rather, it seems to be the result of the [[writer/director Jang Jae-Hyun’s|Director]] affinity towards the classic movie.
And this genuine affection for the source material is rather infectious. In fact, I would say that this is the movie’s main draw. At the same time, writer/director Jang Jae-Hyun does not seem to be interested in the same themes director William Friedkin and writer William Peter Blatty tried to tackle with “The Exorcist” (1973). This is the interesting aspect about fandom. What a fan takes away from a movie differs drastically from person to person and even from the creators’ intentions.
With this movie, writer/director Jang Jae-Hyun shows that he is not particularly interested in the religious doubt, the examination of the nature of evil, religion’s place in the modern world which lie at the foundation of “The Exorcist” (1973). That movie is a true psychological horror movie but with a levitating possessed girl. It is also about faith which also should not be understated.
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In contrast, “The Priests” (2015) is far more interested in the superficial surface trappings of the genre such as the specific rituals of exorcism. The movie is fascinated with what kind of tools are used or what type of language should be used in the rituals. As an interesting tidbit of information, this movie uses Chinese, Korean, and Latin at the same time.
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I cannot say that there is no merit to this fascination. Details can be fun distractions. Most Fandoms tend to be made of obsessions regarding little details after all. However, geeking out about these Horror genre details in a movie does not make that movie a horror movie.
The purpose of the story being told does!
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##What is at the core of the story?<h2>
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“The Priests” (2015) is not about religion or what darkness lies deep within the human soul. In fact, a weird thing is that I cannot remember anyone actually praying to God in this movie. There is only ritual which could basically be just any type of magic. It is like there is no place for God in an Exorcism movie. Since this genre is built upon the argument that, if there is a demon, there is also God, this omission is notable. [[Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “End of Days” (1999)|Rant7]] is a far more religious movie than “The Priests” (2015). Remember that gem of a movie?
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Because of its adoration of the genre, “The Priests” (2015) comes off being weird conceptually. At least, “End of Days” (1999) was an Arnold Schwarzenegger that had horror elements pasted over it. This Korean movie feels more like it is wearing the skin of “The Exorcist” because, while it’s heavy borrowing from that movie, the core of the story is drastically different.
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What is it?
Watching this movie is interesting. During the first act, “The Priests” (2015) comes more or less off like a not-so-great knock off of “The Exorcist” (1973). It is only when the movie is deep in its second act that you get a hint of what the movie is going for. Rather it hits you like a brick. This movie is not a horror movie. It is a classical adventure movie in the romantic traditions but just wearing a horror skin over it.
What do I mean by this?
At its core, “The Priests” (2015) is about the hero’s journey. Think Star wars. The new priest-in-training is Luke Skywalker. The old exorcist is Obi‑Wan Kenobi. The movie introduce a naïve character to a wider new world and sends this character off on a quest that will make him a hero. Yes, there will be set backs. Yes, the protagonist will run away from the quest to then comeback with new purpose. This movie even has its own “on the mount of Mordor” moment where the hero is tasked to destroy evil once and for all.
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Classic Adventure!
While horror and adventure do share some elements between them, the two are drastically different genres telling different stories. For one, the latter is far lighter. While there are pain and suffering during the journey, the outcome is generally a happy one. So, “The Priests” (2015) could be said to be “The Exorcist” lite. There is no reason to examine one’s belief or confront one’s fears. You can just enjoy the overall triumph of the humanity without much fuss. It is no wonder why “The Priests” (2015) did well in Korean.
It is not really Horror!
To the credit of the movie, it handles its Frankenstein nature with deft hands. Well decent for a first time director. However, the movie cannot totally avoid the pitfalls of what came from. It is a fanfiction at heart.
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##The pitfalls<h2>
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“The Priests” (2015) is one of those movies that pleasantly catches you off guard but, once the surprise wears off, you see the flaws immediately. For myself, I came out of the movie impressed but, 10 minutes out of the theater, the score in the mind started to degrade the more I thought of the movie.
The problem with the movie is that it never totally evolved beyond its fanfiction origins. It is still too distracted with playing around with the trapping of the exorcist movie genre that the story it wants to tell gets rushed without receiving proper screen time for development. “The Priests” (2015) is a 108 minute movie. It is rather short for movies nowadays. The movie basically only spends the last 30 minute on the story it really wants to tell. I mean the hero’s journey.
What is the movie doing during the rest of the time?
I would say the movie wastes it hanging around. “The Exorcist” is slowly paced when compared to modern movies. However, it spends this time to build suspense and explore questions regarding religion and the nature of evil before going into the exorcism itself. “The Priests” (2015) tries to follow this example but, as mentioned before, doesn’t really care about those aspects of horror. So, it ends up with time to burn as the first act of this movie takes up about an hour of this movie’s running time. It fills up this empty time partially by tossing in fragments of the genre clichés into the movie. It has to go through the motions after all. It is a fanfiction. However, it then fails to follow up on them for further development. Thus, they are just left hanging.
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The rest of the time is filled up by random fan stuff the director seems to be interested in. For example, the director spends time with a very fictional depiction of the Korean Catholic church in this movie. While this is quirky and interesting, it has basically no impact on the overall plot. Another example would be the time spent on hinting on a wider cinematic world with secret societies and a looming apocalypse. This also goes nowhere and its plot relevance is also almost null. This lack of follow up and focus is also represented in the character of the new priest-in-training played Gang Dong-Won. The movie tries to setup the character as this goofball slacker with a montage but immediately changes its mind on who the character is.
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Because so much time is wasted on interesting but ultimately useless setup, the character development suffers. While the actors do their best, the two main characters never move beyond architypes. The stubborn old veteran exorcist is just your typical mentor character who needs redeeming. The trainee is just a naïve character who also needs redemption in his own way. Even the relationship between mentor and student is woefully underserved as the two main characters are never on screen together during the first 50 minutes. Once they do actually meet and not share pleasantries, the two are rushed into the exorcism.
This waste of time means that the whole hero’s journey has to be compressed into the last 30 minutes. As a result the hero’s journey ends up feeling too abrupt and undeserving. Even a possessed [[demon baby piglet|pig]] cannot compensate for this.
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##Not terrible<h2>
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I have been putting the movie down for a while. And it is definitely true that the movie has problems. Yes, you could basically cut 30 minutes worth of filler out of the first hour of this movie and not much would actually change. However, I have to give credit to the director as he still manages to keep the movie from not being dull in spite of the pacing problems. A lot of the pointless filler is at least somewhat interesting and the movie doesn’t linger too long on each.
The real gem of this movie comes after the one hour mark of this movie. This is when the exorcism starts up. The fan like attention to specific details regarding the ritual gets the audience into the mood for an exorcism first. Then, the director films these scenes more like an action movie just with the protagonists standing around a bed with a girl tied to it. The excitement and energy never lets down until the movie ends with a bang.
Now let’s talk about subject matter a bit before I end this review.
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##Catholic Priests within Korean Culture<h2>
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One thing I was concerned about when I heard about “The Priests” (2015) is the cultural relevancy the subject of the Catholic Church had in Korean culture. The religious landscape of Korea in 2014 according to a survey states 22% of the population is Buddhist, 21% Protestant Christian, and 7% Roman Catholic. So, it could be said that the influence of Catholic Church in Korea is not small. However, the perception of it is rather different than those of either Europe or America.
A reason why “The Exorcist” (1973) resonated in American pop cultural landscape is the perception of the Catholic Church in that area. Roman Catholic Church is viewed to have a connection with the archaic and supernatural emanating from its rituals and links with the old country. The gothic architecture and stern image of the clergy also contributes.
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The Korean perception of the Catholic Church is rather different. While there are evidence that the idea of Christianity had been transmitted to Korea much earlier, it is known that Catholic as a religion only really started to gain traction during the late 18th century. Its appeal was its relative progressiveness compared to the dark oppression of the Joseon dynasty. During the years, it grew until it there were several attempts to purge the country of the pesky Christians during the 19th century in which thousands were killed. While the Catholic Church’s growth was stilted, Protestants mostly originating from America started to come in during final gasps of the Joseon dynasty in the late 19th century. Eventually the Protestants came to over shadow the Catholics in numbers and prestige.
The perception of the Catholic Church resulting from this historical background tends to be more modern than how Americans’ view the Catholic Church. It is not about rituals or oppression. It is more about freedom and equality. At least, we do not think of Exorcists when we think of the Catholic Church in Korea. To be frank, the term socialist or communists come into mind far before anything supernatural. For the last several decades, the Catholic Church has become politicized in addition to becoming more radicalized in its left wing leanings here in Korea.
That is scarier than Demons here!
This is why I thought that “The Priests” (2015) might not appear on the Korean public’s radar. This concerns became rather mute since the movie came out far less religious than even the 2005’s Constantine starring Keanu Reeves. This Korean movie treatment of religion is on the level of Van Helsing (2004) starring Hugh Jackman. Not many may remember but Hugh Jackman’s character was an agent of the Vatican in that movie.
It is just supernatural fantasy!
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#END<h1>
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This was Prof. AKIA with a review of “The Priests / 검은 사제들” (2015). Thank you for reading this review.
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#The times we live in.<h1>
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It is the thin black line.
Once you become one of them, they have to tolerate you!
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##Jang Jae-Hyun<h2>
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He seems to really be a fan of the“The Exorcist” (1973)!
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Born: 1981
###As a Director<h3>
#####Movies<h5>
The Priests | Geomeun Sajedeul (2015)
#####Short Films<h5>
12th Assistant Deacon | 12Bunjjae Bojosaje (2014)
An Atrocity | Janhaggi (2013)
Bus | Beoseu (2010)
Maley from India | Indoeseo On Malri (2009)
###As a Screenwriter<h3>
#####Movies<h5>
The Priests | Geomeun Sajedeul (2015)
#####Short Films<h5>
12th Assistant Deacon | 12Bunjjae Bojosaje (2014)
An Atrocity | Janhaggi (2013)
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So, demons who possess Koreans have a different language set than those possessing Americans?
Do they take language classes in hell?
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##Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “End of Days” (1999)<h2>
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Of course I am being sarcastic.
But still that movie has the merit of being a weird movie for Arnold.
Both movies share the commonality of being Frankenstein mixtures of genres.
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Oh yes, there is a demon pig in this movie!
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##Kim Yun-Seok<h2>
/김윤석
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Birthdate: January 21, 1967
Height: 178cm
Kim Yoon-seok was trained on stage as a member of the renowned Theater Yeonwoo Company (Yeonwoo Mudae), and he made his acting debut in 1988 with A Streetcar Named Desire.
He had his film breakthrough in Choi Dong-hoon's Tazza: The High Rollers in 2006.
###Films<h3>
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The Priests | Geomeun Sajedeul (2015) - Priest Kim
The Classified File | Keukbisoosa (2015) - Detective Kong Gil-Yong
C'est si bon | Sseshibong (2015) - Oh Geun-Tae
Tazza: The Hidden Card | Tajja: Shinui Son (2014) - Aw-Kwi
Haemoo (2014) - Captain Kang
Hwayi | Hwayi : Gwimuleul Samkin Ahyi (2013) - Seok-Tae
South Bound | Namjjeukeuro Twieo (2013) - Choi Hae-Kab
The Thieves | Dodookdeul (2012) - Macao Park
Punch | Won-Deuk Yi (2011) - Lee Dong-Joo
The Yellow Sea | Hwang Hae (2010) - Myung-Ga
Woochi | Jeon Woo-chi (2009) - Hwadam
Running Turtle | Keobokyi Dalrinda (2009) - Jo Pil-Seong
The Chaser | Chugyeogja (2008) - Jung-Ho
The Happy Life | Jeulgeowun Insaeng (2007) - Sung-Wook
Tazza: The High Rollers | Tajja (2006) - Aw-Kwi
Like a Virgin | Cheonhajangsa madonna (2006) - Oh Dong-Gu's father
Running Wild | Yasoo (2006) - Joo Hyun-Tae
My Girl and I | Parangjuuibo (2005) - biology teacher
All For Love | Nae Saengae Kajang Areumdawun Iljuil (2005) - Dong-Man
Sisily 2km (2004)
The Big Swindle | Beomjweui jaeguseong (2004)
Kiss Me Much | Besame mucho (2001)
A Little Lover 어린 연인 (1994)
Exerpt from http://asianwiki.com/
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##Park So-Dam<h2>
/박소담
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Born: September 8, 1991
###Films<h3>
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The Priests | Geomeun Sajedeul (2015) - Young-Sin
The Throne | Sado (2015) - Moon So-Won
Snow Paths | Seolhaeng Nungileul Geodda (2015)
Veteran (2015) - actress
The Silenced | Gyeongseonghakyoo: Sarajin Sonyeodeul (2015) - Yeon-Duk
The Youth | Rediaegsheon Chungchoon (2014) - Yeon-Joo (segment "Play Girl")
Scarlet Innocence | Madam Bbaengduk (2014) - Chung-Yi's friend at club
One on One | Ildaeil (2014) - coffee delivery girl
Steel Cold Winter | Sonyeo (2013) - Ji-Yeon
Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls | Intoogi (2013) - Yeon-Hee
The Legacy | Ibbeun Geotdeuli Doeeora (2013) - Eun-Sun
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##Gang Dong-Won<h2>
/ Kang Dong-Won / 강동원
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Birthdate: January 18th, 1981
Height: 186cm
In 2000 when Kang was a first year university student, he was spotted on the street by a modeling agent. Thus began his modeling career.
He quit modeling and made his acting debut on television in 2003, playing a doctor with a regional dialect in Country Princess (also known as Funny Wild Girl), and a chaebol's son in 1% of Anything.
Exerpt from https://en.wikipedia.org
###Films<h3>
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Hidden Time | Garyeojin Shigan (2016) - Sung-Min (adult)
A Violent Prosecutor | Geomsawejeon (2016) - schemer
The Priests | Geomeun Sajedeul (2015) - Deacon Choi
My Brilliant Life | Doogeundoogeun Nae Insaeng (2014) - Dae-Soo
Kundo : Age of the Rampant | Goondo (2014) - Jo Yoon
Haunters | Choneung Ryukja (2010) - Cho-In
Camellia | Kamaellia (2010)
The Secret Reunion | Uihyeongjae (2010) - Song Ji-Won
Woochi | Jeon Woo-chi (2009) - Jeon Woo-Chi
M (2007) - Min-Woo
Voice of a Murderer | Geu Nom Moksori (2007) - murderer
Maundy Thursday | Urideului Haengbokhan Shigan (2006) - Jung Yoon-Soo
Duelist | Hyeongsa (2005) - Sad Eyes
Temptation of Wolves | Neukdaeui yuhok (2004) - Tae-sung Jung
Too Beautiful to Lie | Geunyeoreul midji maseyo (2004) - Choi Hee-cheol
Exerpt from http://asianwiki.com/
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