Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2010

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“Our Father, who art in Heaven.  Buy us this day our daily bread.”

As heedless protagonists go, Sang-Hoon of BREATHLESS and Pil-Seong (Kim Yun-Seok) of RUNNING TURTLE could be cousins of attitude:  both men completely disdain their jobs, but while Sang-Hoon creates efficiency through violence, Pil-Seong is so unmotivated that he’d rather be anywhere else but his Police station.

Pil-Seong is a rural detective with a gambling problem. After being suspended, he steals his wife’s savings and places a bet on a bull race – and wins a rare, massive sum.  But before he can retrieve his cash, his bookie’s office is burglarized by a violent thief named Song (Jeong Kyeong-Ho), whose martial art skills are more than the local cops and petty criminals Pil-Seong relies on can handle. Given reason to take his job seriously, Pil-Seong investigates Song and tracks him, while preparing for a final, bone-breaking showdown.

RUNNING TURTLE is a gritty cop drama that relies more on human behavior and sly, effective comedy than fast-paced action.  But when it has to, this film knows how to throw down.  Don’t miss it!

Director

Lee Yeon-Woo

Cast

Kim Yun-Seok, Jeong Kyeong-Ho

Country

South Korea

Language

English Subtitles, Korean

Alternate Titles

거북이 달린다 (Geo-bok-i Dal-lin-da)

Release Date

2009

Runtime

117 minutes

Print Source

Sonya Kim
Showbox / Mediaplex Inc.
sonyakim@showbox.co.kr

Exhibition Format

35mm