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Woochi

CHOI Donghoon

Korea2009135min 35mm Color

Synopsis

The first Korean-style hero movie with the dream casts, the impressive action scenes, and the solid storyline. In the Joseon Dynasty era, there was a legendary mischievous ascetic Jeon Woochi. He became a bum rap, and was imprisoned in a painting by other ascetics. And in 2009, present Korea, he finally wakes up.

Diretor

CHOI Donghoon

Born in 1971, Choi majored in Korean Literature at Seogang University. His feature debut The Big Swindle (2004) received critical and commercial acclaims. After that, with Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009) and The Thieves (2012), heis said that he opened the new chapter of Korean crime thriller on top of the huge commercial success.