The Bros

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The Bros
The Bros (buradeo).jpg
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
부라더
Revised Romanization Buladeo
Directed by Jang Yu-jeong
Written by Jang Yu-jeong
Heo Seong-hye
Produced byYi Jae-min
Starring Ma Dong-seok
Lee Dong-hwi
Lee Hanee
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byKim Jun-seong
Production
companies
Hong Film
Soo Film
Distributed by Megabox Plus M
Release date
  • November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)(South Korea)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$10.8 million [1]

The Bros is a 2017 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Jang Yu-jeong. [2] [3] [4] The film stars Ma Dong-seok, Lee Dong-hwi and Lee Hanee.

Contents

Plot

Seok-bong is a penniless history teacher who dreams of discovering lost treasure. His younger brother Joo-bong is an ambitious junior executive at a construction firm. They meet on their way to their father's funeral in their hometown of Andong, neither of them having seen him or one another since a disastrous scene at the funeral of their mother. En route, the brothers hit a woman with their car, after which she suffers amnesia. In their very traditional family, the brothers, especially Seok-bong as the eldest, are expected to perform many ceremonial duties as part of the funeral rites. However, Seok-bong is mostly interested in searching for relics or buried treasure that could help him repay a debt, while Joo-bong risks losing his job if he cannot obtain permission to build a highway construction project for his company through the family's land. As the multi-day funeral elapses, the brothers learn more about their family, one another, and themselves.

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Jo Woo-jin as Lee Mi-bong
  • Song Young-chang as Dang-sook
  • Song Sang-eun as Mi-bong's wife
  • Jung Jae-jin as Grandfather's cousin
  • Lee Ji-ha as Dang-sook's mother
  • Lee Bong-ryun as Cousin's wife
  • Heo Sung-tae as Monk / Hyeong-bae
  • Chae Dong-hyun as Beop-jeong
  • Jeong Soon-won as Team leader Go
  • Song Won-soo as Elder Lee Seong-deok
  • Kim Ji-han as Elder Lee Man-deok
  • Park Jong-gook as Elder Lee Soon-deok / Confucian scholar 1
  • Kim Jong-ho as Elder Lee Beom-goo
  • Kang Hee-joong as Elder Lee Wan-go
  • Sin Sin-Beom as Elder Lee Gwi-yal
  • Son Young-soon as Enraged grandmother
  • Yoon Tae-hee as Young grandmother
  • Park Jung-pyo as Mr. Park
  • Ahn Se-ho as Mr. Ahn
  • Han Kuk-jin as Mr. Shin

Cameo appearance

Special appearance

Production

Principal photography began on January 6, 2017, and wrapped on March 5, 2017. [5]

Release and reception

The film was released in the local cinemas on November 2, 2017.

During the opening weekend the film sold 605,690 tickets at the box office, trailing behind Thor: Ragnarok which was released at the same time in Korean cinemas. [6] By the ninth day since the film was released, The Bros surpassed 1 million viewers. [7]

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