Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 04/20/2005(USA
Release Date: 09/06/2005
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: KO
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 117 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence
Distributor/Studio: Koch Lorber Films
The genre-bending
black comedy sci-fi thriller Save the Green Planet! marks the feature debut of writer/director
Jang Jun-hwan.
Shin Ha-kyun of
Joint Security Area stars as
Byun-gu, an eccentric beekeeper who, with the help of his tightrope walker girlfriend,
Sooni (
Hwang Jeong-min), kidnaps a powerful and successful businessman,
Man-sik (
Baek Yun-shik).
Byun-gu believes that
Man-sik is an alien from the planet Andromeda, one of many hiding among us and plotting to destroy the Earth in a few days. Amphetamine-popping
Byun-gu sees himself as the planet's last hope, and sets about torturing
Man-sik with relish, trying to convince him to contact the "Royal Prince" and call off Armageddon. A battle of wits and wills ensues, with
Man-sik trying to convince his captors that he's human and attempting to escape.
Man-sik recognizes
Byun-gu as a disgruntled former employee whose comatose mother suffers from a mysterious illness. It begins to seem that
Byun-gu's true motivation may be personal, but he's still ruthlessly determined to get
Man-sik to confess and cooperate, even if he has to risk killing him. Meanwhile, a disheveled detective,
Chu (
Lee Jae-yong), and his young acolyte,
Inspector Kim (
Lee Ju-hyeon), discover that the person who kidnapped
Man-sik may have struck several times before, always with deadly results. The distinctly offbeat
Save the Green Planet! was a box-office flop in South Korea, but it won some acclaim on the festival circuit. The film had its U.S. premiere at the
2004 New York Korean Film Festival.
~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
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