Korea’s first capital-punishment-themed film Executioners [집행자], which stars Yoon Kye-sang and Jo Jae-hyun as prison guards, has also turned its screenplay (lauded as taut and solidly written) into a novel, which was just released on October 23. The publication precedes the film’s release next month, and to commemorate the occasion, the film’s lead actors appeared at a fan-signing event on the 24th.
The novel takes the same title as the film, which will premiere on November 5.
This preview totally made me cry. I’m sorry it’s not subbed, but perhaps the intent comes through anyway, from the woman relative of a victim who asks for the killer not to be executed (“Because if I kill you, I become like you”), to the older prison guard who wonders why they have to kill people in this way, to the way an elderly inmate asks that that guard be the one to kill him (“We’re friends, right?”).
Via My Daily
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Now, if only I could get George Bush and all the rightwingers to watch this film.
Oh, wow. That preview totally made me cry. I really want to see this movie now…
this movie looks very intense; feels similar to monster’s ball because of death penatly situation and the prision guards. Now, that was a awesome movie indeed.
Wow…imagine what the film will be like if just the preview is this heartbreaking. What an intense, moving trailer! My heart hurts already.
Omg…this is so sad…
This turned me into a blubbering fool. D: I NEED to see this movie when it comes out. I freaking love things that break my heart without being overly melodramatic.
T.T
This trailer gave me goosebumps o.O
whoa! intense…….
The BGM totally did me… And I can’t help but sob, and I like the elderly actor from so many family dramas I see him in…
Ah… I want to see this movie when its out…
this is the reason i try not to watch dramas in theaters…. sniff…sniff… snifff… now my nose is so red and that’s just the trailer….
very intense indeed..
need to watch this movie.
this movie reminds me of “the green mile” – tom hanks acted in it.
I cannot forget the show after watching it…it was too intense and emotional.
wondering if this show will have the same effect … looking forward to the show.
anyways…i dont even know if it will be shown in singapore…heehee
“keep my fingers crossed”….
is this movie nice?
does anybody else have this problem? Whenver videos are posted on websites, I only see a blank space where there’s supposed to be a video and at the top left, there’s a small box with geometric figures in it, I used to be able to watch videos on anywhere, but since a few days ago, i can only watch videos on youtube, or other video hosting sites, not blogs or sites that post videos…it’s really anooying me..pleas helP!
Fudge! I’m torn whether to watch this movie or not, it looks so great but if it’s really great I know I will feel sad watching it. I hate feeling sad even over fictional characters
이나영 and 강동원’s “우리들의 행복한 시간” also touched upon the topic of capital punishment.
This film looks good!
Aaaah…..I just wrote a big paper on capital punishment….I would say I’m looking forward to this movie, but I’ll probably cry if I watch it. ;__;