Beat (1997 film)

1997 South Korean film

Beat

Hangul|

Revised Romanization| Biteu
McCune–Reischauer| Pit‘ŭ
Directed by| Kim Sung-su
Written by| Sam Shin
Based on| Beat
by Huh Young-man
Produced by| Cha Sung-ji
Starring| Jung Woo-sung
Ko So-young
Yoo Oh-sung
Im Chang-jung
Cinematography| Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by| Kim Hyeon
Music by| Kim Jae-won

Release date

* May 3, 1997 (1997-05-03)

Running time

| 119 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean

Beat (Korean: 비트; RR: Biteu) 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[edit]

Three friends in Korea all drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his love for the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.

## Cast[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Beat at IMDb
* Beat at the Korean Movie Database

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