Gangster High

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Gangster High
Gangster High poster.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
폭력써클
Hanja
暴 力써클
Revised Romanization Pongnyeok Sseokeul
McCune–Reischauer P'ongnyŏk Ssŏkŭl
Directed byPark Ki-hyung
Written byPark Ki-hyung
Produced byChung Tae-won
Moon Woo-seong
Jo Hyeon-jun
Starring Jung Kyung-ho
Lee Tae-sung
Jang Hee-jin
Cho Jin-woong
Kim Hye-sung
Kim Ye-ryeong
Lee Haeng-seok
CinematographyKim Eung-taek
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byLee Seung-ill
Production
company
Taewon Entertainment
Distributed by Showbox
Release date
  • October 19, 2006 (2006-10-19)
Running time
101 minutes
LanguageKorean

Gangster High is a 2006 South Korean action film written and directed by Park Ki-hyung.

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Plot

In 1991, studious soccer enthusiast Sang-ho creates a soccer club called "Tigers" along with his friends Jae-gu and Chang-bae. Through Jae-gu, he meets an attractive, rebellious girl named Su-hee, who turns out to be Jong-suk's girlfriend, leader of a gang called TNT. The two gangs soon become embroiled in intense and violent conflict. When Jae-gu is killed in a car accident related to a gang fight with Jong-suk, the Tigers decide to avenge him. The two gangs meet in a billiards club, and, despite the pleas of Su-hee, a vicious and brutal fight ensues. Three people end up dying, and the rest permanently damaged, including some of Sang-ho's friends. Sang-ho, being the person who started the fight and the only one to walk away relatively unscathed, is charged with the murder of the three people and is sent to prison, where he reminisces upon the fact that the Tiger soccer club was initially created for the enjoyment of soccer and friendship. [1]

Release and reception

Gangster High opened in South Korea in October, 2006, and premiered at the European Film Market in Germany on February 8, 2007. In the United States, Derek Elley of Variety described it as bleak and violent, but praised it as "well drawn in all its diversity (and with occasional humor) by a good cast." [2] James Mudge of Beyond Hollywood gave it a positive review: "Although its premise may sound overly familiar, Gangster High certainly stands as one of the best teen violence films of recent years, with Park proving that he has not lost his touch when it comes to dealing with tales of troubled youth. Hard-hitting and gripping, it offers a different and arguably more convincing take on the usual themes, and contains enough vicious action to entertain as well as provoke." [1]

The film was distributed in the Netherlands on DVD in 2009 by Splendid Film. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mudge, James (24 January 2007). "Gangster High (2006) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  2. ↑ Elley, Derek (15 October 2006). "Review: Gangster High". Variety . Archived from the original on 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Gangster High (2006) - Release Info". Internet Movie Database . Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
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