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The King of Pigs is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Yeon Sang-ho with Yang Ik-june
The King of Pigs (2011)
돼지의 왕, Dwae-ji-ui wang
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Add to a movie listThe King of Pigs (Hangul: 돼지의 왕; RR: Dwae-ji-ui wang) is a 2011 South Korean animated drama film directed by Yeon Sang-ho. It won three awards at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival. The film was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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After his business goes bankrupt, thirty-something Kyung-min (Oh Jung-se) kills his wife impulsively. Hiding his anger, he seeks out his former middle school classmate Jong-suk (Yang Ik-june). Jong-suk now works as a ghostwriter for an autobiography, but he dreams of writing his own novel. For the first time in 15 years they meet. Kyung-min and Jong-suk both hide their own current situations and begin to talk about their middle school days.Actors
Yang Ik-june
(Jung Jong-suk (voice))
Kim Kkobbi
(Young Jung Jong-suk (voice))
Oh Jung-se
(Hwang Kyung-min)
Park Hee-von
(young Kyung-min)
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