Friend: The Great Legacy Explained

Friend: The Great Legacy
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Director:Kwak Kyung-taek
Producer:Nam Ji-woong
Yoo Ju-young
Yang Jung-gyeong
Starring:Yu Oh-seong
Joo Jin-mo
Kim Woo-bin
Music:Jeong Jin-ho
Editing:Park Kwang-il
Distributor:Lotte Entertainment
Runtime:124 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
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Hangul:친구 2
Hanja:親舊 2
Rr:Chingu 2
Mr:Ch'in'gu 2

Friend: The Great Legacy (; lit. Friend 2) is a 2013 South Korean neo-noir action film about three generations of gangsters, starring Yu Oh-seong, Joo Jin-mo, and Kim Woo-bin.[2] [3] [4] It is the sequel to the 2001 box-office hit Friend, also directed by Kwak Kyung-taek.[5] [6] [7] Friend: The Great Legacy was released in theaters on 14 November 2013.[8]

Plot

Friend: The Great Legacy begins 17 years after where the previous film left off. Lee Joon-seok, who claimed responsibility for ordering his friend Dong-soo's murder (despite having nothing to do with it), has spent a lot of time behind bars and now he is released to a world that is as unfamiliar to him as the criminal organization he used to lead. With his subordinate Eun-ki now practically parading as the boss, Joon-seok, a leader by nature, secretly embarks on a mission to subvert his current position. He invites Choi Sung-hoon, whom he'd met in prison, and Sung-hoon's gang to join in his plan. Sung-hoon is the twenty-something son of one of Joon-seok's female friends in high school who now works as a bar hostess, and he had been serving a one-year sentence for beating his mother's abusive husband. Having developed a respect for the charismatic Joon-seok in prison, Sung-hoon willingly takes his side. But when he discovers the truth behind his background, this creates great tension between the two. Interspersed are scenes of Joon-seok's own father, Lee Chul-joo as a gangster who founded the criminal organization in 1963 Busan.[9]

The scene ends of flashback 17 years ago of Joon-Seok in a car after leaving Dong-Su behind, it shows Joon-Seok was remorsed of him not being able to protect his childhood friend.

Cast

Box office

Despite the "Restricted" rating it received from the Korea Media Rating Board, Friend: The Great Legacy opened strongly at the box office on 14 November 2013. It attracted 1.06 million admissions over its opening weekend, topping the local box office chart against competitors such as Hollywood blockbuster and Korean film The Five.[15] [16] [17] It went on to sell 2,969,874 tickets during its run, with total earnings of .[18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
20149th Max Movie AwardsBest New ActorKim Woo-bin
50th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actor
Most Popular Actor
51st Grand Bell AwardsPopularity Award
35th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New Actor
Popular Star Award

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friend : The Great Legacy (2013). www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
  2. Web site: Kang. Jung-yeon. Kim Woo-bin Gained 9kg for Friend Sequel. TenAsia. 2013-09-05. 12 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328175024/http://www.tenasia.com/kim-woo-bin-gained-9kg-for-friend-sequel/. 28 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Sunwoo. Carla. 12 years later, an iconic Friend returns. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-02-03. 8 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Lee. Yong-cheol. In Focus: Friend 2. Korean Film Council. 2014-02-03. 25 November 2013.
  5. Web site: Lee. Eun-sun. Shooting of FRIEND 2 Begins. Korean Film Council. 2013-09-05. 13 May 2013.
  6. Web site: Kang. Jung-yeon. On the Set of Film Friend Sequel. TenAsia. 2013-09-05. 12 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330083035/http://www.tenasia.com/on-the-set-of-film-friend-sequel/. 30 March 2014.
  7. Web site: Kwak Kyung-taek: "I Made Friend 2 in the Spirit of a High School Examinee". KBS Global. 2014-01-28. 12 November 2013. 2021-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116185638/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8008180. dead.
  8. Web site: Conran. Pierce. FRIEND 2 Scores Overseas Sales. Korean Film Council. 2014-02-03. 15 November 2013.
  9. Web site: Conran. Pierce. In the Name of Friendship. Korean Cinema Today. 2014-02-03. 31 October 2013.
  10. Web site: An. So-hyoun. Ju Jin Mo to Return to Film with Friend 2. https://archive.today/20130904222145/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/32480. dead. 4 September 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-09-05. 27 March 2013.
  11. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Ju Jin-mo pumped for Friend sequel. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2013-09-05. 28 March 2013. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606142552/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2969222. 6 June 2013.
  12. Web site: Jeon. Su-mi. Kim Woo Bin to Star in Friend 2. enewsWorld. 2013-09-05. 5 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131013172537/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/30629. 13 October 2013. dead.
  13. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Kim Woo-bin leapt at sequel chance. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-02-03. 18 October 2013.
  14. Web site: Kim Woo-bin Unfazed by Great Expectations for Sequel to Friend. The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-02-03. 26 October 2013.
  15. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Friend 2 dominates box office in Korea. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-02-03. 19 November 2013.
  16. Web site: Song. Soon-jin. Box Office: November 7-20, 2013. Korean Film Council. 2014-02-03. 25 November 2013.
  17. Web site: Friend. Sun-min. Friend sequel beats new Hunger Games. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-02-03. 26 November 2013.
  18. Web site: Home . kobis.or.kr.

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