Big Budget Debut from Director of KOALA
Fresh-faced stars
KANG Ha-neul and
PARK Seo-jun are set to appear in the new Korean thriller
Young Cop (literal title). The title will mark the commercial debut of indie director
KIM Ju-hwan, whose previous credits
Retriever and
Koala (2013) have earned him acclaim on the local festival circuit.
KANG and PARK will play a pair of new recruits studying at police academy. After witnessing a kidnapping they are compelled to get involved in the case.
A well known TV star who rose to fame with shows such as
Kill Me, Heal Me and
She Was Pretty, PARK has already taken small steps in cinema, featuring as a supporting cast member in both
The Chronicles of Evil and
The Beauty Inside last year.
Director KIM is still not well known outside of Korea, but his unique and appealing blend of humorous and humane works garnered him a small but enthusiastic group of supporters in Korea.