The Weight 2012

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Cho Jae Hyun (Moebius) portrays a hunchback mortician who takes great pride in his profession. He works diligently on his craft and interacts with the deceased in a world full of grotesque misery. Adopted as a child, he has endured abuse, disdain and severe ailments his whole life, and the weight of his burden is made heavier by a younger brother (Park Ji Ah, Breath) who yearns to be a woman. (YESASIA)

Cast :……………Cho Jae-Hyun, Park Ji-A, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Ahn Ji-Hye, Oh Sung-Tae
Directed :……………Jeon Kyu-Hwan
Genre :……………Drama
Runtime :……………107 min.
Also Known As :……………Mooge
Country :……………South Korea
Language :……………Korean
Subtitles :……………English

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• Movie: The Weight
• Revised romanization: Mooge
• Hangul: 무게
• Director: Jeon Kyu-Hwan
• Writer: Jeon Kyu-Hwan
• Producer: Choi Mi-Ae
• Cinematographer: Kim Nam-Gyoon
• World Premiere: August 30, 2012 (Venice Film Festival)
• Release Date: November 7, 2013
• Genre: Drama / Award Winning
• Runtime: 108 min.
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Notes

1. Filming began December 10, 2011 and finished February 28, 2012.

Cast

• Cho Jae-Hyun - Hunchback
• Park Ji-A - Dong-Bae
• Lee Joon-Hyuk - Elephant Man
• Ra Mi-Ran - woman from Incheon
• Ahn Ji-Hye
• Oh Sung-Tae - husband of actress
• Yoon Dong-Hwan - ambulance worker 1
• Kim Sung-Min - ambulance worker 2
• Darcy Paquet - missionary

Film Festivals

• 2012 (69th) Venice Film Festival - August 29-September 8, 2012 - Giornate degli Autori - Venice Days *World Premiere
• 2012 (17th) Busan International Film Festival - October 4-13, 2012 - Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
• 2012 (45th) Sitges Film Festival - October 4-14, 2012 - Official Fantàstic Competition
• 2013 (31st) Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - April 2-13, 2013 - 7th Orbit Competition
• 2013 (17th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 18-August 7, 2013 *North American Premiere
• 2013 (21st) Filmfest Hamburg - September 26-October 5, 2013 - Asia Express

Awards

• Best Actor (Cho Jae-Hyun) - 2013 (17th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 18-August 7, 2013