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River | Asian Origins
Following the dumping of gallons of toxic waste in the river, a giant mutated squid-like appears and begins attacking the populace. Gang-du's daughter Hyun-seo is snatched up by the creature; with his family to assist him, he sets off to find her.
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Following the dumping of gallons of toxic waste in the river, a giant mutated squid-like appears and begins attacking the populace. Gang-du's daughter Hyun-seo is snatched up by the creature; with his family to assist him, he sets off to find her.
Best NonEnglish Language Film | 2007
Best Cinematographer | 2007 | Kim
Best Film | 2007
Best Visual Effects | 2007
Best Actor | 2007 | Song
Best Director | 2007 | Bong
Audience Choice Award | 2006
Best Director of the Year | 2006 | Bong
Best Producer of the Year | 2006
Best Cinematographer of the Year For | 2006
Best Actor of the Year | 2006 | Song
Best Cinematographer of the Year | 2006 | Kim
Special Jury Prize | 2006 | Bong
Best Narrative Feature | 2006 | Bong
2006 | Bong
Best Film | 2006
Best Supporting Actor | 2006 | Byun
Best New Actress | 2006 | Ko
Best Visual Effects | 2006
Best Cinematography | 2007 | Kim
Best Visual Effects | 2007
Best Sound Effects | 2007
Best Lighting | 2007 | Jung
Best Film | 2007
Best Supporting Actor | 2007 | Byun
Best Actor | 2007 | Song
Best Supporting Actress | 2007 | Ko
Best Film | 2010 | Bong
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | 2008
Best Foreign Film | 2008
Best Foreign Language Film | 2008
Best Asian Film | 2007
Best Movie | 2007 | Bong
Best Foreign Language Film | 2007
Unforgettable Moment | 2007
Best Picture | 2007
Best Director | 2007 | Bong
Best Screenplay | 2007 | Bong
Best Supporting Actor | 2007 | Byun
Best Horror | 2007
Best Editor | 2007 | Kim
Best Film of the Year | 2006
2006 | Bong
Best Film | 2006 | Bong
Best Cinematography | 2006 | Kim
Best Screenplay | 2006 | Bong
Best Director | 2006 | Bong
Best Actor | 2006 | Song
Best Supporting Actress | 2006 | Bae
2006 | Bong
Budget 11,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 88,489,643 USD
As of March 2009, this is the highest grossing film to date in South Korea, selling a total of 13,019,740 tickets. This means that over twenty percent of the South Korean population watched the movie (although there were also some who went to see it several times). The film was such a cultural phenomenon that a statue of the film's creature was eventually erected on the bank of the Han River.
Co-Writer and Director Bong Joon Ho and the designer of the creature nicknamed it Steve Buscemi, based on the actor's screen persona and the way he acted in Fargo (1996).
The event described in the beginning of the film is based on an actual event. In February 2000 at a U.S. Military facility located in the center of Seoul, a U.S. Military civilian employee named Mr. McFarland was ordered to dispose of formaldehyde by dumping it into the sewer system that led to the Han River, despite the objection of a South Korean subordinate. The government attempted to prosecute Mr. McFarland in court, but the U.S. Military refused to hand over the custody of Mr. McFarland to the South Korean legal system. Later, a South Korean judge convicted Mr. McFarland in absentia. The public was enraged at the government's inability to enforce its law on its own soil. In 2005, nearly five years after the original incident, Mr. McFarland was finally found guilty in a court in his presence. However, he never served the prison sentence, and there have been no sightings of a mutant creature in the Han River - yet.
(at around 24 mins) The scene where Nam-il kicks Gang-du at the funeral ceremony was improvised.
The crew of the film used metal barrels to make the splash effects whenever the monster would dive into the water.
"Park Gang-Du: Let's have a cold one. Here. [He hands Hyun-seo a can of beer] Park Hyun-seo: This is alcohol. Park Gang-Du: Well, you're in middle school now."
"Se-joo: What would you like to eat? Park Hyun-seo: Beer. A cold beer."
