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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   4,289 votes
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Director:
Chan-wook Park
Writers:
Seo-Gyeong Jeong (writer)
Chan-wook Park (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 December 2006 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A girl who thinks she is a combat cyborg checks into a mental hospital, where she encounters other psychotics. Eventually, she falls for a man who thinks he can steal people's souls. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
A bit boring,but a very fresh film from director Park Chan Wook more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Su-jeong Lim ... Cha Young-goon

Rain ... Park Il-sun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hie-jin Choi ... Choi Seul-gi
Byeong-ok Kim ... Judge
Yong-nyeo Lee ... Young-goon's mother
Dal-su Oh ... Shin Duk-cheon
Ho-jeong Yu ... Il-sun's mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (International: English title) (USA)
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Runtime:
South Korea:105 min
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Company:
Moho Films more

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Su-jeong Lim had to get her weight down to just 39 kg to shoot this film. more

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52 out of 63 people found the following comment useful:-
A bit boring,but a very fresh film from director Park Chan Wook, 9 December 2006
8/10
Author: thebanquet from South Korea

Director Park Chan Wook is known for creating very eccentric films, including his widely known 'vengeance trilogy'. In the interviews that he had with the Korean press, he said that he made 'Saibogujiman kwenchana'because he wanted to take it easy after finishing his vengeance trilogy. While it is definitely much less violent and different from his previous films, it certainly has a strong touch that separates director Park from the average movie director.

The storyline is simple,yet it is something that has never been tried before. Two patients at a mental hospital fall in love with each other. Young Goon(brilliantly played by Lim Soo Jung)is a patient who thinks she's a cyborg, having a strong dislike towards doctors(because they took away her grandmother when she was young)and not eating food for fear that her robot-body would break down. Il Soon(played by the sensational singer Rain)is a patient who thinks that he can steal other people's abilities and has a fear of being demolished from the world.

It's simple yet complicated because there are twists and turns everywhere that Park leaves unexplained. It's not your average blockbuster, I don't even know if foreigners would like this movie,seeing as that Lim Soo Jung and Rain are not famous in the western world.(although Rain was named one of the 100most influential people by Time Magazine last year) But in a world where the film industry is running out of ideas, this film is definitely outstanding, unlike the average cliché Korean love stories filled with Cinderella stories and triangular relationships. How many people could think up such a beautiful love story that takes place at a mental hospital? After watching this film, I truly understand why Park Chan Wook is a great film director. He's not the kind of director that only directs safe,cash-guaranteed blockbusters. He's the sort of director(like Kim Ki Duk)who takes a challenge and tries to create a new chapter in cinema history. Already rumors are spreading in Korea that this film is a front runner for next year's Cannes International Film Festival. Although I think it is totally a rumor, I do wish that this competes at Cannes, a festival that elevated Park into worldwide fame.

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