Swiri (1999)

Note Générale:

6,6/10   

Réalisateur:

Je-gyu Kang

Scénariste:

Je-gyu Kang (writer)

Date de sortie:

13 février 1999 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drame | Mystère | Romance | Thriller

Intrigue:

North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijacks a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens...

Plot Keywords:

Korea | Explosive | Agent | Special Agent | Secret Intelligence Service

Récompenses:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Appreciate it for what it is

Ensemble

Suk-kyu Han	...	Jong Won Yu
Min-sik Choi	...	Mu-young Park
Yunjin Kim	...	Myung-hyun Lee / Bang-hee Lee (as Yoon-jin Kim)
Kang-ho Song	...	Jang-gil Lee
Johnny Kim	...	Dae-Ho Jung (as Derek Kim)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Jeong-min Hwang
Hyeong-seong Jang
Su-ro Kim
Seung-Shin Lee
Yong-woo Park	...	Sik

Autre(s) titre(s):

Shiri (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Durée:

125 min

Pays:

South Korea

Langue:

Coréen

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Brazil:14 | South Korea:15 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) (cut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:18 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

"The Hill of Shiri", Joongmoon-Dong, Seogwipo, Cheju Island, South Korea

Société:

Kang Je-Kyu Film Co. Ltd.

Anecdotes:

German film fans were astonished when this film passed the ratings board FSK (known for its extensive dislike of excessive violence) uncut with a "Not under 16" rating. It was expected that the film would not get a rating at all and had to go for a JK approval from SPIO (Head organization of German film business).

Goofs:

Erreurs faites par les personnages (éventuellement des erreurs délibérées par les cinéastes): Choi Min-sik (actor Mu-young Park) keeps using the term "Nam Han" (which translates to 'South Korea') instead of the term "Nam Chosun" (which translates to 'South Chosun' - a term used by North Koreans)

Connexions:

Parodié dans Eodiseonga nugungae museunili saengkimyeon teulrimeobshi natananda Hong Ban-jang (2004)

Bande son:

Mack the Knife

Appreciate it for what it is

Spies, big bombs, secret weapons and fish. A break-away success in Korea, Swiri has many things going for it, and a couple of things that may disappoint some viewers. Most of these things have been covered in other reviews, so I'll try to find my own little niche.

One of the first big-budget films made in Korea, this movie set records at the Korean box office. Why? Some may argue that Koreans were proud of how well they could make Hollywood-type movies. Plenty of action, explosions, some snappy direction and a decent soundtrack don't attempt to hide the Hollywood aspirations of the movie-makers. And whether that benefits or detracts from the movie is arguable.

Having said this, the film is still Korean in many ways. At times the drama may seem somewhat overdrawn and the circling camera work may get to an easily-affected stomach. But mostly the direction is good. One of my favourite aspects of Korean cinema is the use of shading. I don't know whether it's the hair or not, but I think blacks are very well used in this and many other Korean movies.

To appreciate this movie, perhaps one has to have a little grounding in Korean movies up to this point. It was a break from tradition and that's partly what drew the crowds.

It's action all the way, from start to finish. And if you sit back and enjoy the ride (without analysing the storyline too much) it's more than likely that you'll enjoy this one.