My Annoying Brother | |
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Official Poster
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형 | |
Directed by | Kwon Soo-Kyung |
Produced by | Lee Yong-nam Choi Nak-kwon |
Screenplay by | Yoo Young-A |
Starring |
Jo Jung-suk Do Kyung-soo Park Shin-hye |
Music by | Park Inyoung Kim Tae Sung |
Cinematography | Ki Se-hoon |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Production
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Good Choice Cut Pictures
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Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date
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November 23, 2016 |
Running time
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110 mins |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$19.9 million |
My Annoying Brother (Hangul: 형; RR: Hyeong); lit. Older Brother) is a 2016 South Korean comedy, drama film starring Jo Jung-suk, Do Kyung-soo, and Park Shin-hye. It was released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on November 23, 2016.The film was among the top films that was released in the same week and it hit more than 1 million views within 4 days from its release. The film reached 3 million views in mid December.
National Judo athlete Doo-young (Do Kyung-soo) damages his optic nerves during an international event and loses his sight permanently. His older brother Doo-shik (Jo Jung-suk) has been estranged from Doo-young, he takes advantage of his brother's sudden crisis to get paroled from prison. To Doo-young, who lost his parents in an accident as a teenager and had to fend for himself since then, the news of Doo-sik coming back home is an extra stress to deal with. He’s barely adjusting to the fact that he is now blind for the rest of his life but now he has to deal with swindler of a brother. Although hesitant at first, Doo-young slowly eases up to his older brother, who gradually takes charge and helps him adjust to his disability. Just when the two brothers are starting to make amends, Doo-sik finds out that he’s in the final stage of terminal cancer. He has only a short time to say farewell to his brother and help him win gold at Rio Paralympics, which will secure his future.
Filming began on October 19, 2015 in Songpa, Seoul, South Korea and ended on December 31.