In the opening scene, debutant director Yang Ik-june warns “Breathless” is not for the faint hearted. A woman is seen being continually hit by a man in the middle of a road; however, he is struck down, by another man who goes over to spit and hit the same woman for taking the beating without resisting. The scene abruptly ends when the second man is knocked out from behind. When the first man is struck down, we see a hero in the second man only to be proven wrong by his subsequent actions, as the scene ends by establishing the brutality of the world the viewers are going to enter.
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The second man in the scene is Sang-hoon, a foul-mouthed and violent debt collector working for his only friend Man-shik, a loan shark. Sang-hoon spends his days beating up and cursing people, intimidating them for money. While walking down a street,...
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The second man in the scene is Sang-hoon, a foul-mouthed and violent debt collector working for his only friend Man-shik, a loan shark. Sang-hoon spends his days beating up and cursing people, intimidating them for money. While walking down a street,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Jithin Mohan
- AsianMoviePulse
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Rafa Pabön, “Sin Aire”
Puerto Rican rapper Rafa Pabön pulls no punches in his cutting new protest track, “Sin Aire,” or “Without Air.” The freestyle was written in memory of Black men slain by police, including George Floyd and Eric Garner, whose parting words “I can’t breathe” now carry a chilling resonance across the world.
Rafa Pabön, “Sin Aire”
Puerto Rican rapper Rafa Pabön pulls no punches in his cutting new protest track, “Sin Aire,” or “Without Air.” The freestyle was written in memory of Black men slain by police, including George Floyd and Eric Garner, whose parting words “I can’t breathe” now carry a chilling resonance across the world.
- 6/11/2020
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Decide If We Turn Into Saints Or Devils
“Ddongpari”, or “Breathless”, was nominated and won a slew of awards just a few years ago. It’s a full-length crime/drama flick directed and written by Ik-Joon Yang, who also features as the main character, Sang-Hoon. It’s always a bit narcissistic to write yourself into your own movie, especially as the main protagonist, but the teaser trailer alone was enough to put my mind at ease. Watch it now if you’d like (it’s at the bottom of the review), it shouldn’t spoil too much of the story.
The first thing that’ll strike you when you’re watching “Breathless” is the accuracy with which the violence is depicted. It’s got that ‘real time’ feeling to it, no silly slow-mos. Which is brilliant, really. I don’t think that there’s anything Hollywood, in real every day life,...
“Ddongpari”, or “Breathless”, was nominated and won a slew of awards just a few years ago. It’s a full-length crime/drama flick directed and written by Ik-Joon Yang, who also features as the main character, Sang-Hoon. It’s always a bit narcissistic to write yourself into your own movie, especially as the main protagonist, but the teaser trailer alone was enough to put my mind at ease. Watch it now if you’d like (it’s at the bottom of the review), it shouldn’t spoil too much of the story.
The first thing that’ll strike you when you’re watching “Breathless” is the accuracy with which the violence is depicted. It’s got that ‘real time’ feeling to it, no silly slow-mos. Which is brilliant, really. I don’t think that there’s anything Hollywood, in real every day life,...
- 3/18/2012
- by The0racle
- AsianMoviePulse
Terracotta Distribution:Winner of over 13 much lauded awards at international film festivals. Sang-hoon (Yang Ik-june) is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee (Kim Kkobbi, recipient of multiple Best Actress awards for this role) they become unlikely friends. Together, they try to change their lives, to escape the confines of society's periphery; change and escape never comes that easily though.Breathless is probably the most appropriately named film ever. The Korean title is Ddongpari, which mean, roughly translated, "shitfly", a creature that lives in and feeds on filth. This description of the...
- 7/3/2011
- Screen Anarchy
A few days back John made the rather excellent list of 15 films that are sure to get audience’s pulses racing with anticipation for next year. Yet away from the marketing hype, pre-release publicity and away from the A-List names there are a slew of movies that, whilst not overly commercially minded, look like they may just be delightful. Some might be sleeper hits, some might not. Either way here is a list of 15 films, five each from the U.S., Asia and Europe, you may not have heard of to look out for next year:
The United States
The Fighter
Perhaps tainted by Christian Bale’s lost lustre or director David O. Russell’s reputation, The Fighter is receiving much less attention than I initially envisioned. Mark Wahlberg is to star in the lead role of professional boxer “Irish” Micky Ward with Bale as his half brother. The Fighter...
The United States
The Fighter
Perhaps tainted by Christian Bale’s lost lustre or director David O. Russell’s reputation, The Fighter is receiving much less attention than I initially envisioned. Mark Wahlberg is to star in the lead role of professional boxer “Irish” Micky Ward with Bale as his half brother. The Fighter...
- 12/29/2009
- by kcasey
- ReelLoop.com
A few days back John made the rather excellent list of 15 films that are sure to get audience’s pulses racing with anticipation for next year. Yet away from the marketing hype, pre-release publicity and away from the A-List names there are a slew of movies that, whilst not overly commercially minded, look like they may just be delightful. Some might be sleeper hits, some might not. Either way here is a list of 15 films, five each from the U.S., Asia and Europe, you may not have heard of to look out for next year:
The United States
The Fighter
Perhaps tainted by Christian Bale’s lost lustre or director David O. Russell’s reputation, The Fighter is receiving much less attention than I initially envisioned. Mark Wahlberg is to star in the lead role of professional boxer “Irish” Micky Ward with Bale as his half brother. The Fighter...
The United States
The Fighter
Perhaps tainted by Christian Bale’s lost lustre or director David O. Russell’s reputation, The Fighter is receiving much less attention than I initially envisioned. Mark Wahlberg is to star in the lead role of professional boxer “Irish” Micky Ward with Bale as his half brother. The Fighter...
- 12/29/2009
- by Kieron Casey
- ReelLoop.com
[Our thanks to Dustin Chang for the following review.]
I don’t know how they decided on its English title, but this film’s Korean title Ddongpari literally means “shit-fly”, and it’s a fitting title. With a shaky handheld opening scene, the film starts with a man physically assaulting a woman in the streets of Seoul at night. Enter Sang-Hoon (writer/director/star, Yang Ik-Joon) who proceeds to beat up the man, and in turn, the woman while spewing expletives constantly. Breathless is an unrelentingly brutal film in its depiction of violence and its titular anti-hero’s dirty mouth. It’s safe to say about 95 percent of dialog consists of profanity.
I don’t know how they decided on its English title, but this film’s Korean title Ddongpari literally means “shit-fly”, and it’s a fitting title. With a shaky handheld opening scene, the film starts with a man physically assaulting a woman in the streets of Seoul at night. Enter Sang-Hoon (writer/director/star, Yang Ik-Joon) who proceeds to beat up the man, and in turn, the woman while spewing expletives constantly. Breathless is an unrelentingly brutal film in its depiction of violence and its titular anti-hero’s dirty mouth. It’s safe to say about 95 percent of dialog consists of profanity.
- 6/19/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
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