Nowhere to Hide (1999 film)

Nowhere to Hide (Korean인정사정 볼 것 없다) is a 1999 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Myung-se.[1]

Nowhere to Hide
Poster to Nowhere to Hide
Hangul
인정사정 볼 것 없다
Hanja
볼 것 없다
Revised RomanizationInjeong sajeong bol geot eopda
McCune–ReischauerInjŏng sajŏng pol kŏt ŏpta
Directed byLee Myung-se
Written byLee Myung-se
StarringPark Joong-hoon
Ahn Sung-ki
Choi Ji-woo
Jang Dong-gun
Release date
  • July 31, 1999 (1999-07-31)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

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The film is set in Incheon in South Korea. A murder is committed, and the cops search for the killer.

Opening up in monochrome but with occasional flashes of colour, the first action scene is a disorientating strobe-like affair. From there the movie proceeds in color, with many innovative editing techniques, including slow-motion, jump cut, step-printed slow motion, "jump dissolves," still frames, and layering images on top of one another.

Cast

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  • Park Joong-hoon as Detective Woo Deon-suk
  • Ahn Sung-ki as Chang Seong-min
  • Choi Ji-woo as Kim Ju-yeon
  • Jang Dong-gun as Detective Kim Dong-seok
  • Shim Chul-jong as Detective Joo
  • Lee Won-jong as Detective Park
  • Do Yong-gu as Detective Jang
  • Park Seung-ho as Detective Lee
  • Gi Ju-bong as Serious crime squad chief
  • Kim Jong-gu as Restaurant owner
  • Lee Hye-eun as Detective Woo's younger sister
  • Song Young-chang as Drug dealer
  • Lee Ho-seong as Eom Hyeon-su
  • Kwon Yong-woon as Laundromat owner
  • Park Sang-myun as Jjang-goo
  • Ahn Jae-mo as Young-bae

Awards

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Deauville Asian Film Festival (Festival du film asiatique de Deauville) 2000


Jang Dong-gun won the best supporting actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role as Detective Kim.

Reception

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The film was a hit at both the inaugural Asia Pacific Film Festival in Sydney, and the Sundance Film Festival, but its American release was limited, brief, and unsuccessful.

References

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  1. ^ "付捞促胶悼酒老焊[悼酒老焊概芭柳:脚悼酒9岿龋]". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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