[Site Y] 'Drunk Driving' 'Firefighter' carrying Kwak Do-won...Director, "I hate you and resent you. I need to reflect on myself".

"A couple of years ago, the movie could be released soon, so I was finishing the second half of it. I heard that such an accident occurred at that time. I hate it when it comes to my honest feelings. I hate it and resent it. I think he is a person who takes great responsibility for what he has done and needs great self-reflection and reflection."(Director Kwak Kyung-taek)
The production report for the
movie 'Firefighter' was held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall at 11 a.m. today (8th). In addition to director Kwak Kyung-taek, who directed the film, actors Joo Won, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Yoo-young, Kim Min-jae, Oh Dae-hwan, Lee Joon-hyuk and Jang Young-nam attended the production briefing to talk about the work.

'Firefighter' depicts the situation of firefighters who were deployed with a single goal of extinguishing fire and saving power even in poor environment during the 2001 Hongje-dong fire disaster. Based on the "Hongje-dong Fire Disaster Incident" caused by arson at a multi-family house in Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul at 3:47 a.m. on March 4, 2001, it was reconstructed by adding cinematic imagination.

The film finished filming in 2020, but failed to set a release date in the aftermath of COVID-19. In particular, the release was postponed indefinitely in 2022 when lead actor Kwak Do-won was caught driving under the influence of alcohol. In the end, the "Firefighter" partially edited Kwak Do-won in his work and said he did not participate in promotional activities.

In response, director Kwak expressed his honest feelings about Kwak Do-won. Director Kwak Kyung-taek said to Kwak Do-won, "I hate and resent him. He said, "He needs great self-reflection and reflection."

However, the movie has a large number of staff and actors, and Kwak said he prepared the movie thinking about them.

Director Kwak Kyung-taek said, "I met a fire official while thinking about what to answer when asked related questions. He may be trying to comfort you, but he said, 'We're not going in alone, but the team is going in and doing it. There are other actors, so cheer up.' I was encouraged by this," he explained.

In addition, director Kwak said, "I did not specifically reveal the amount of actor Kwak Do-won." After four years, the audience has become accustomed to OTT and short-form rhythms, and our film has also edited the overall editing tightly to keep up with the pace these days, adding, "We have edited the parts that can naturally fall out."

The movie 'Firefighter' is set to be released on December 4.

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