movie: holiday [홀리데이] hol-li-de-i
starring: lee seong-jae, choi min-soo, jang se-jin, lee eol, yeo hyeon-soo, kim jin-hyeok
director: yang yoon-ho
genre: thriller
country: korea
year: 2006
cute k.boys: 3
beatings: numerous
fights scenes: numerous
symbolism: 3 eggs
# of people with gold teeth: 1
featured doll: minnie mouse
men in drag: 1
butt shots: 3
weapon of choice: golf clubs
shoot outs: a lot
attempted rapes: 1
memorable quote: "you act like a human when you're nothing but trash."
motto: money buys justice, lack of money guilt
blood shed: throughout whole movie
location for most of film: prison
explosions: 1
song: "holiday" by the bee-gees
noteworthy scene: when anh seok [prison guard] pisses on ji kang-hyun while he's in solitary confinement
factoid: this films speaks out against the core and custody law, which meant longer terms rather than longer sentences. this law came to an end in 2005. the film was set against the backdrop of the korean government destroying squatter villages inorder to make a more beautiful place for the olympics in 1988.
rundown: man breaks out of prison so he can speak of the injustice due to the core and custody law
bottom line: check it out
comments: when i saw the cover for this movie and the title i thought it was going to be about a family on vacation that comes against some trouble. so not. instead i got a glimpse into the social history of korea and its corruption. while watching the film its hard not to find compassion for the main character but you ultimately get the feeling that its not going to end well.
rating: 3.5 soju bottles
stay gold & be well...
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