A Bloody Aria
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A Bloody Aria is a 2006 South Korean film, written and directed by Won Shin-yeon. The Los Angeles Times
described the movie as a "thriller about a fated convergence of people from different strata of Korean society who queasily slide between roles of tormentor and victim."
on 31 May 2006, and on its opening weekend was ranked eighth at the box office with 50,047 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 164,606 admissions nationwide, and as of 4 June 2006 had grossed a total of $
584,409.
A Bloody Aria was released on DVD by HB Entertainment in South Korea
, and ImaginAsian
Home Entertainment in the United States
. In the United Kingdom
, three seconds were removed from its release to obtain the "age 18" rating.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
described the movie as a "thriller about a fated convergence of people from different strata of Korean society who queasily slide between roles of tormentor and victim."
Plot
On a day trip through the countryside, aspiring opera singer In-jeong flees to the woods to escape the advances of her college professor Park Young-sun, and runs into a disturbed group of country-bred thugs.Cast
- Han Suk-kyuHan Suk-kyuHan Suk-kyu is a South Korean actor.-Biography:Han is known as a family man, avid golfer, fisherman and voracious reader. He collects animation by Studio Ghibli and hopes to join Ghibli voice cast one day as a Korean-speaking character. While a student at the Film and Theater department of...
... Moon-jae - Lee Moon-shik ... Bong-yeon
- Oh Dal-suOh Dal-suOh Dal-su is a South Korean actor. He has played many crime-related roles, such as Mr.Park the owner of the organized crime funded private jail in Oldboy and a former gang boss in Mapado . He plays a semi-comic part as a weapons smuggler in A Bittersweet Life...
... O-geun - Lee Byung-joon ... Young-sun
- Kim Si-hoo ... Hyun-jae
- Cha Ye-ryeon ... In-jeong
- Jeong Kyung-ho ... Hong-bae
- Shin Hyun-tak ... Won-ryong
Release
A Bloody Aria was released in South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
on 31 May 2006, and on its opening weekend was ranked eighth at the box office with 50,047 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 164,606 admissions nationwide, and as of 4 June 2006 had grossed a total of $
United States dollar
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584,409.
A Bloody Aria was released on DVD by HB Entertainment in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, and ImaginAsian
ImaginAsian
ImaginAsian Entertainment is a multi-media company based in New York City. Its main feature is a television network, iaTV, which premiered in 2004 and which focuses on entertainment featuring people of East Asian and South East Asian descent. There is also some South Asian content...
Home Entertainment in the United States
United States
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. In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, three seconds were removed from its release to obtain the "age 18" rating.
External links
- A Bloody Aria at Rotten Tomatoes (UK)Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...