The Show Must Go On is a 2007 South Korean crime drama film.

Plot

In-gu is a gangster but also a husband and father who dreams of moving his family out of their drab apartment and into a bigger home. Shunned by his daughter and nagged by his wife to get a respectable job, In-gu nonetheless perseveres down his chosen path to provide for his family. But his family life starts to get in the way of his business, and to make matters worse he is plotted against by the younger brother of his boss which favors In-gu for his abilities to enforce territorial rights.

Cast

• Song Kang-ho
  Song Kang-ho
  Song Kang-ho is a leading South Korean film actor.- Career:Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Kimhae High School...
  
   ... In-gu
• Oh Dal-su
  Oh Dal-su
  Oh 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...
  
   ... Hyun-soo
• Choi Il-hwa
• Yoon Je-moon ... Noh
• Park Ji-young ... Mi-ryung

Release

The Show Must Go On was released 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...

 on 5 April 2007, and received a total of 1,025,781 admissions nationwide.

Awards

The Show Must Go On won the Best Picture award and Best Actor award for Song Kang-ho at the 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards

Blue Dragon Film Awards

The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....

, November 2007.

External links

• Review at Koreanfilm.org