Beat (1997 film)

Beat
Beat
	Theatrical release poster
Hangul	비트
RR	Biteu
MR	Pit'ŭ
Directed by	Kim Sung-su
Screenplay by	Sam Shin
Based on	Beat; by Huh Young-man
Produced by	Cha Sung-ji
Starring	Jung Woo-sung; Ko So-young
Cinematography	Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by	Kim Hyeon
Music by	Kim Jae-won
Release date	May 3, 1997;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Beat (Korean: 비트) is 1997 South Korean action crime film directed by Kim Sung-su and written by Sam Shin about a high school dropout who is forced into gang life. Jung Woo-sung played the lead Min and Ko So-young his love interest Romy. The plot is based on a bestselling graphic novel by Huh Young-man.

The role solidified Jung as a leading Korean actor and was also based on his real-life experience as a high school dropout.

Plot

Three friends in South Korea drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose mother is a widowed drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend Tae-soo introduces him to life in the mob. Hwan-gyu is their other friend who seems unable to hold down a job. Further complicating Min's life is the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.

Cast

Jung Woo-sung as Min^[1]
Ko So-young as Romy
Yoo Oh-sung as Tae-soo
Im Chang-jung as Hwan-gyu
Sa Hyeon-jin
Song Geum-sig
Jang Dong-jik
Shin Burm-sik
Kim Boo-seon as Madam Shin
Lee In-ock
Lee Moon-sik as Ward Office staff

References

^ "Jung Woo-sung's films to be shown". 4 December 2013.

External links

Beat at IMDb
Beat at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)

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[1] "Jung Woo-sung's films to be shown". 4 December 2013.

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