A Single Rider

2017 South Korean film

A Single Rider

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Directed by| Lee Zoo-young
Written by| Lee Zoo-young
Produced by| Kang Myung-chan
Starring| Lee Byung-hun
Gong Hyo-jin
Ahn So-hee

Production
company

Perfect Storm Films

Distributed by| Warner Bros.
M-Line Distribution

Release date

* February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)

Running time

| 97 minutes
Country| South Korea
Languages| Korean
English
Box office| US$2.4 million[1]

A Single Rider (Korean: 싱글라이더; RR: Sing-geul Ra-i-deo) is a 2017 South Korean drama film starring Lee Byung-hun and Gong Hyo-jin. The film released on February 22, 2017. Co-produced and distributed by Warner Bros., the film is the directorial debut of Lee Joo-young.[2][3][4]

## Plot

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Promising fund manager Kang Jae-hoon is at the brink of despair when his company goes bankrupt. He decides to take an impulsive trip to Australia to visit his wife, Soo-jin, and their son Jin-woo. Upon arriving, Jae-hoon sees them living happily without him and starts suspecting Soo-jin's affectionate relationship with her neighbor, Kris. Taken aback by the situation, Jae-hoon decides to watch them from a distance, only to confront a shocking truth that goes against what he stands for.

## Cast

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* Lee Byung-hun as Kang Jae-hoon
* Gong Hyo-jin as Lee Soo-jin
* Ahn So-hee as Ji-na / Yoo Jin-ah
* Jack Campbell as Kris
* Yang Yoo-jin as Kang Jin-woo
* Annika Whiteley as Lucy
* Kei Ekland as Grandmother
* Baek Soo-jang as In-ho
* Choi Joon-young as Javi
* Lee Seung-ha as Amy
* Leeanna Walsman as Stella
* Benedict Hardie as Mr. Harbour
* Kim Hak-sun as Managing Director
* James Wright as Central Station Staff
* John Harding as Australian Policeman
* Dylan Hayes as Australian Policeman
* Celia Kelly as Nurse
* Lea Riley as Audition Staff
* Keith Thomas as Audition Judge Man
* Andrew Doyle as Audition Judge Man

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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2017  |

53rd Baeksang Arts Awards

| Best New Director  | Lee Joo-young  | Nominated

13th JIMFF Awards

| JIMFF Star Award  | Ahn So-hee | Won

26th Buil Film Awards

| Best New Director  | Lee Joo-young  | Nominated

54th Grand Bell Awards

| Best Music  | A Single Rider | Nominated
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director  | Lee Joo-young  | Nominated
Best Screenplay  | Nominated
Best Music  | A Single Rider | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ "A Single Rider (2017)". www.koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (27 July 2016). "Warner Bros. to Increase Local Film Production in South Korea". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
3. ^ Kil, Sona (8 October 2016). "Busan: M-Line Picks Up Warner Korea's 'A Single Rider'". Variety. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
4. ^ "(LEAD) (Movie Review) 'Single Rider': a well-crafted film with lasting impression". yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

## External links

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* A Single Rider on Internet Movie Database
* A Single Rider on Hancinema

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