I Am Trash | |
Director: | Lee Sang-woo |
Producer: | Pierce Conran |
Screenplay: | Lee Sang-woo |
Starring: | Kwan Bum-tack Lee Sang-woo Yang Myoung-hoen Park Hyung-bin |
Music: | Kang Min-kook |
Cinematography: | Kim Min-su |
Editing: | Lee Sang-woo Lee Chae-hyun |
Runtime: | 97 minutes |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
I Am Trash is a 2014 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. The third and final instalment of Lee's thematic "bad family" trilogy comprising Mother Is a Whore (2011) and Father Is a Dog (2012), it follows three grown up brothers reuniting with their pedophile father after his release from prison. It made its world premiere in the Fantastic Features section at the 10th Fantastic Fest in 2014.[1] [2] [3]
After their father (Kwan Bum-tack) was sent off to prison for sexually assaulting an underaged girl, Sang-woo (Lee Sang-woo) and his two brothers Sang-tae (Yang Myoung-hoen) and Sang-goo (Park Hyung-bin) struggle to live a normal life. Now, the three emotionally damaged brothers must deal with the aftermath of their father returning home after his release from prison.[4]