Executioners screenplay turned into novel
by javabeans
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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1 Sonam
October 24, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Now, if only I could get George Bush and all the rightwingers to watch this film.
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2 Angela
October 24, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Oh, wow. That preview totally made me cry. I really want to see this movie now...
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3 cecee
October 24, 2009 at 6:27 PM
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.
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4 langdon813
October 24, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Wow...imagine what the film will be like if just the preview is this heartbreaking. What an intense, moving trailer! My heart hurts already.
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5 psi
October 24, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Omg...this is so sad...
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6 Kender
October 24, 2009 at 8:53 PM
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.
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7 jayjay
October 24, 2009 at 10:19 PM
T.T
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8 Abdul
October 24, 2009 at 11:23 PM
This trailer gave me goosebumps o.O
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9 DeCaf
October 24, 2009 at 11:24 PM
whoa! intense.......
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10 Porcelain
October 24, 2009 at 11:41 PM
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...
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11 tarayqen
October 25, 2009 at 12:50 AM
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....
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12 anna hae
October 25, 2009 at 4:06 AM
very intense indeed..
need to watch this movie.
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13 kireiiyp
October 25, 2009 at 6:20 AM
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"....
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14 nickie
October 25, 2009 at 7:18 AM
is this movie nice?
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15 Supaman
October 25, 2009 at 8:02 AM
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!
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16 bleuzelle
October 25, 2009 at 8:52 AM
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 :(
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17 Grace
October 25, 2009 at 4:35 PM
이나영 and 강동원's "우리들의 행복한 시간" also touched upon the topic of capital punishment.
This film looks good!
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18 C.M.
October 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM
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. ;__;
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