My Annoying Brother

Movie
Original title	Hyeong ( 형 )
Country of production	South Korea
original language	Korean
Publishing year	2016
length	110 minutes
Rod
Director	Kwon Soo-kyung
script	Yoo Young-a
production	Choi Nak-kwon ; Park Ji-sung ; Lee Jun-taek
music	Bak Inyeong ; Kim Tae-seong
camera	Gi Se-hun
cut	Sin Min-gyeong
occupation
	Cho Jung-seok : Doo-shik; Do Kyung-soo : Doo-young; Park Shin-hye : Lee Su-hyun;

My Annoying Brother (Original title: Hyeong ) is a South Korean film from 2016. The film was released on November 23, 2016 in South Korean cinemas. The comedy is about a pair of brothers who don't understand each other at first. 형 Hyeong , the original title of the film, means 'older brother (of a male)'.

action

The judoka doo-young loses his sight during a fight due to an injury to the optical nerves . His older brother, Doo-shik, who is in prison, takes advantage of this to plead for parole as he has to look after his brother. Doo-young gave up after going blind and no longer sees any meaning in life. He usually spends the days in bed. However, Doo-shik takes bad care of him, only makes him eat noodles while he eats meat himself. Doo-young wants his brother to go away again. After a discussion, the two get along well again. When they go shopping together, a man bumps into Doo-young. Doo-shik defends his brother and demands an apology. Instead, a fight ensues and Doo-shik is injured. The diagnosis takes a few days. Meanwhile, Doo-young's former judo trainer tries to get him to start judo again and take part in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Brazil . She thinks Doo-young shouldn't just give up. After a while, Doo-young agrees and trains again. In the meantime, Doo-shik received the news that he had cancer and that he only had three months to live. He doesn't tell Doo-young about it. Instead, he speaks to Su-hyun that she has to take care of his brother. She agrees and leads Doo-young to Brazil. Shortly before the finale, she tells Doo-young that his brother has cancer and that he will not see him again. After a breakdown, Doo-young wins the final. When he returns to South Korea, his brother is already dead but has left one last message for him.

reception

My Annoying Brother reached almost three million cinema viewers in South Korea. Michael Rechtsshaffen of the Los Angeles Times had a positive review of the film. In particular, the performance of the two main actors and the chemistry between them is convincing. Shim Sun-ah of Yonhap News joins this. The film is conventional and runs according to a known scheme, but it works. It is a comical drama with original jokes by Cho Jung-seok.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ My Annoying Brother (2016). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
↑ Michael Rechtsshaffen: Korean hit 'My Annoying Brother' will push your buttons and you'll enjoy it. In: The Los Angeles Times . December 8, 2016, accessed February 20, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Shim Sun-ah: (Movie Review) 'My Annoying Brother': formulaic movie that works. In: Yonhap . November 18, 2016, accessed February 20, 2017 .

[1] My Annoying Brother (2016). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved February 20, 2017 .

[2] Michael Rechtsshaffen: Korean hit 'My Annoying Brother' will push your buttons and you'll enjoy it. In: The Los Angeles Times . December 8, 2016, accessed February 20, 2017 .

[Yonhap-3] Shim Sun-ah: (Movie Review) 'My Annoying Brother': formulaic movie that works. In: Yonhap . November 18, 2016, accessed February 20, 2017 .