Chaw
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Profile
- Movie: Chaw
- Revised romanization: Chaw
- Hangul: 차우
- Director: Shin Jung-Won
- Writer: Kim Yong-Chul, Shin Jung-Won
- Producer: Park Kyung-Duk
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: July 16, 2009
- Runtime: 121 min.
- Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Chaw is the name for a man-eating wild boar with a body length of 2m and approximate weight of 410kg. Sameri is a quiet village on the foot of Mt. Jiri in South Korea where no incidents have occurred in 10 years.
One day a mangled human wrist is found and the village of Sameri is placed in fear and severe anxiety. Shortly later another body part is found and then footprints are discovered with bloodstains. Former hunter Il-man Cheon (Jang Hang-Seon) lost his granddaughter and he now suspects her disappearance is tied to the man eating boar. Il-man then gathers some residents to find the boar including Sun-kyeong Kim (Eom Tae-Woong), professional animal hunter Baek (Yun Je-Mun), and Hyeong-sa Shin (Park Hyeok-Kwon). Animal ecosystem researcher Su-ryeon (Yu-mi Jeong) is also enlisted in their hunt.
Notes
- "Chaw" opened #2 at the South Korean box office selling 399,658 tickets on 532 screens (19.2% of all ticket sales) during its opening July 17th - July 19th weekend.
- Through its theatrical run "Chaw" sold a total of 1,7 million tickets, while grossing 12,4 billion ₩ (staying in the top ten for 4 weeks).
Cast
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| Uhm Tae-Woong | Jung Yu-Mi | Jang Hang-Seon | Yoon Je-Moon | Park Hyeok-Kwon |
| Sun-kyeong Kim | Su-ryeon | Il-man Cheon | Animal hunter Baek | Hyeong-sa Shin |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Chang-Ik - Meok-gu
- Ko Seo-Hee - Meok-gu's mother
- Heo Hyeon-Hwa - Mi-yeong
- Moon Jong-Hun - Police Officer
- Jung Yoon-Min - Police Officer
- Kim Ki-Cheon - Lee Jang
- Choi Won-Young
- Park Hye-Jin
- Lee Hong-Pyo
- Kong Ho-Suk - old man in mountain cabin
- Lee Sang-Hee - chief police at police sub-station
- Nam Sang-Baek - resident 1
- Jung Jae-Sung - resident 2
- Kwon Bum-Taek - pathologist
- Kwon Oh-Jin - cemetery owner
Trailer
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Film Festivals
- 2009 (42nd) Sitges Film Festival - October 1st-12th - Orient Express - Casa Asia
- 2010 (9th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 25 - July 8 *North American Premiere
- 2010 (9th) Asian Film Festival of Dallas - July 23-29, 2010 *Southwest Premiere
