Director Byun Seong-hyun makes a comeback with the Netflix movie 'Gil Bok-soon'.
Director Byun Seong-hyun has produced stylish productions and unrivaled character narratives regardless of genre, including 'Bad Guy: The World of Bad Guys', which was invited to the Midnight Screening section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and 'Kingmaker', which won the Best Director Award at the 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards and Grand Bell Awards. , was recognized for its solid storytelling.
Director Byun Seong-hyun returns with 'Gil Bok-soon.' His new work, 'Gil Bok-soon', is the story of Gil Bok-soon (played by Jeon Do-yeon), a legendary killer in the contract killing industry, who is caught up in an inevitable confrontation where he either dies or is killed, just before renewing his contract with the company. Previously, it was officially invited to the special section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Director Byun Seong-hyun, who directed 'Gil Bok-soon', attracts attention with the unique character setting of a special A-level killer who always completes the commissioned work and a single mother raising her teenage daughter Gil Jae-young (played by Kim Sia) who is going through a stormy period. He said, “While the job of a killer is a job that kills people, raising a child means raising people, so I wanted to emphasize the irony and contradictions.”
The lively cast of characters surrounding Gil Bok-soon, including Cha Min-gyu (played by Seol Gyeong-gu), the CEO of MK ENT, the best company in the contract killing industry, director Cha Min-hee (played by Lee Som) ), and his killer Hee-seong (played by Koo Kyo-hwan), doubles the fun of the movie. In addition, as director Byun Seong-hyun said, “Although the subject is a killer, I wanted to tell it as a family story,” he has uniquely stylish directing ability to show off the charm of a variety of complex genres, from the cathartic action genre to the drama genre that depicts the emotions between each character's narrative and relationship. We plan to tell this to viewers.
Meanwhile, 'Gil Bok-soon' will be released on Netflix on the 31st.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr