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Hangul | 돌연변이 |
Literal meaning | Mutant |
Revised Romanization | Doryeonbyeon-i |
Directed by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
Screenplay by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
Produced by | Kim Woo-sang |
Starring |
Lee Kwang-soo Lee Chun-hee Park Bo-young |
Cinematography | Kim Tae-soo |
Edited by | Kim Hye-kyeong Kim Woo-il |
Music by | Jeong Hyun-soo |
Production companies | Woo Sang Film Fides Spatium |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$1.6 million [1] |
Collective Invention ( Korean: 돌연변이) is a South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Kwon Oh-kwang. [2] [3] [4] It is about a hapless fish-man's meteoric rise to celebrity and subsequent fall from grace. [5] The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [6]
A medical experiment gone wrong and a man mutates due to side effects from an experimental drug administered to him, turning him into a fish-man. When his supposedly girlfriend posts the story of her 'fishy' boyfriend on the internet, a wannabe reporter starts digging for the truth, covering the news about the mutant fish-man.
The film was number five on its opening weekend, with ₩578 million. [1]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 3rd Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Director (Narrative Films) | Kwon Oh-kwang | Nominated [7] |
Collective Invention | |
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![]() Theatrical poster | |
Hangul | 돌연변이 |
Literal meaning | Mutant |
Revised Romanization | Doryeonbyeon-i |
Directed by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
Screenplay by | Kwon Oh-kwang |
Produced by | Kim Woo-sang |
Starring |
Lee Kwang-soo Lee Chun-hee Park Bo-young |
Cinematography | Kim Tae-soo |
Edited by | Kim Hye-kyeong Kim Woo-il |
Music by | Jeong Hyun-soo |
Production companies | Woo Sang Film Fides Spatium |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$1.6 million [1] |
Collective Invention ( Korean: 돌연변이) is a South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Kwon Oh-kwang. [2] [3] [4] It is about a hapless fish-man's meteoric rise to celebrity and subsequent fall from grace. [5] The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [6]
A medical experiment gone wrong and a man mutates due to side effects from an experimental drug administered to him, turning him into a fish-man. When his supposedly girlfriend posts the story of her 'fishy' boyfriend on the internet, a wannabe reporter starts digging for the truth, covering the news about the mutant fish-man.
The film was number five on its opening weekend, with ₩578 million. [1]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 3rd Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Director (Narrative Films) | Kwon Oh-kwang | Nominated [7] |