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Excavator (film)

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Excavator
Theatrical poster
Hangul
포크레인
Revised RomanizationPokeulein
Directed byLee Ju-hyoung
Written byKim Ki-duk
Produced byKim Ki-duk
StarringUhm Tae-woong
Production
company
Kim Ki-duk Film
Release date
  • July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27) (South Korea)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Excavator is a 2017 South Korean drama film written by Kim Ki-duk and directed by Lee Ju-hyoung.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

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Kim Gang-il, a paratrooper who was mobilized to suppress the demonstrations during the May 18th Gwangju Democratization Movement, is working as en excavator driver after his retirement. Subsequently, he uncovers findings that will reveal the inconvenient truth from twenty years prior.

Cast

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  • Uhm Tae-woong as Kim Gang-il
  • Kim Kyung-ik as Farmer sibling
  • Shim Jung-wan as Coast sibling
  • Jung Se-hyung as Teller sibling/Airborne unit member 4
  • Jo Duk-je as Staff sergeant Jang
  • Jo Yeong-jin as First sergeant
  • Park Se-joon as Platoon leader
  • Kim Jung-pal as Company commander
  • Jo Won-hee as Battalion commander
  • Sin Chang-soo as Division commander
  • Son Byong-ho as Member of National Assembly
  • Son Jin-hwan as Brigade commander
  • Sin Hee-moon as Police constable Oh
  • Han In-gyoo as Kim Sang-kyeong
  • Jeong In-tae as Soldier on a leave
  • Park Jeong-geun as Soldier's friend
  • Ryu Sung-rok as Student demonstrator

References

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  1. ^ "포크레인". movie.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. ^ "포크레인". Daum 영화 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. ^ 김, 희선 (2017-06-30). "엄태웅, '포크레인'으로 내달 스크린 복귀". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. ^ "엄태웅, '포크레인'으로 공개석상 등장하나? 불참 가능성↑". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  5. ^ OSEN (2017-06-30). "'활동중단' 엄태웅, 스크린 복귀…'포크레인', 7월 27일 개봉 확정". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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