The movie ‘Broken’ has been unveiled with Ha Jung-woo with his unadorned, no-makeup look, Jung Man-sik who removes the weight, and best-selling author Kim Nam-gil who adds tension.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, a press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ was held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Yoo Da-in, Jung Man-sik, Lim Sung-jae, and director Kim Jin-hwang attended the press conference that day.

Director Kim Jin-hwang said first, “I was nervous and excited to be working with actors I had in mind from the time I was working on the scenario. It was a very meaningful time because he supplemented and created parts that I missed while making the movie. ”Thank you again,“ he said.



Jung Man-sik said about the part he focused on while playing a gangster in this film, ”I was a gangster since my commercial film debut. I‘ve been a gangster for many years. Of course, I’ve been a detective too. This time, I wanted to be simple. I wanted to look like the cool uncles that people see around me. That‘s why there’s no rejection, and I said it so that people wouldn‘t feel uncomfortable if I strained themselves, so it would be easy to look at. I tried to make my clothes and hair a little neater. I wanted to be cool.“

Ha Jung-woo has always produced good results when meeting with new directors. Director Kim Jin-hwang said, ”It’s hard to predict the outcome of a movie. That‘s why I didn’t keep my mind in mind with a certain outcome in mind. In the process of working with senior Ha Jung-woo, I had a strong feeling that I was making a movie. I personally think that might lead to good results,” he said.



Regarding the same story, Ha Jung-woo said, “Just because it’s my debut film or because I’m a new director, there’s not much that needs to change or be done more on set. Even established directors find that working with new stories and people a new experience. I think that’s also making a movie with the mindset of a rookie. The time it takes to adapt on set will vary depending on your age and experience, but I tend to talk a lot during that process.”

Kim Nam-gil said, “I thought, ‘A best-selling author,’ to me. When I read the script, my role wasn’t big, but I was attracted to the elements that could maintain tension. “I thought a lot about controlling the tension while chasing a mysterious death so that it‘s not too much,” he said of his character.



Ha Jung-woo said about the part he focused on while filming ‘Broken, “It was the first work I filmed after the first wave of Corona ended. It was the first work I encountered after spending time alone and isolated. The first thing that came to my mind when I received the script for this work was to try to adapt to the given environment. The filming locations were mainly from Chuncheon to Gangneung, and my goal was to go to the filming locations, smell them, and look into the actors’ eyes while traveling, and express as much as I could.”

He said, “I think there was absolutely no decoration or flashiness. When I designed the character, I thought I should do it as it was. It‘s funny, but I didn’t even wear makeup. I just acted with the face I was given that day. That‘s why I acted while focusing on what it felt like on set rather than focusing on how I would express myself. I don’t know how that contributed to completing this movie, but I approached the work while focusing on my surroundings,” he explained, drawing attention.



Ha Jung-woo said about reuniting with Kim Nam-gil after ‘Closet’ for ‘Broken’, “It was nice to see you. I think it would have been very interesting for me to work on the main story together in this movie, on the same side. This time, we didn‘t meet as much as in ‘Closet’. I always trust and feel comfortable working with him. He said, ”I’m grateful and thankful for being able to share the burden with Nam Gil-yi. He‘s a fellow actor.“



He continued, ”When we were filming ’Closet,‘ we met for the same goal, and I wanted to meet him often this time, but our directions were a little different, so we only met in the middle. I think it’s a blessing to work with good actors. It was fun to meet Jung Woo-hyung as a co-worker, not as an audience member.“

Meanwhile, ‘Broken’ is a film that depicts the pursuit of anger by Min-tae (played by Ha Jung-woo) who runs to the end to uncover the truth of that night when everything becomes intertwined, from his younger brother who returns as a corpse, his wife who disappeared, and even a best-selling novel that foreshadowed the incident. It will be released on February 5.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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