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| Director: | Kim Sung-su | ||||||||||||
| Producer: | Cha Sung-ji | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Jung Woo-sung Ko So-young Yoo Oh-sung Im Chang-jung | ||||||||||||
| Music: | Kim Jae-won | ||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Kim Hyung-koo | ||||||||||||
| Editing: | Kim Hyeon | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 119 minutes | ||||||||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||||||
Beat 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.
Three friends in Korea drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose mother is a widowed drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend Tae-soo introduces him to life in the mob. Hwan-gyu is their other friend who seems unable to hold down a job. Further complicating Min's life is the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.