Start-Up (film)

This article is about the film. For the TV series, see Start-Up (South Korean TV series).
Start-Up
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
시동
Revised RomanizationSidong
Directed byChoi Jung-yeol
Screenplay byChoi Jung-yeol
Based onStart
by Jo Geum-san
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLee Hyung-bin
Edited byLee Gang-hui
Music byKim Chang-seop
Production
company
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩9 billion[1]
(~US$7.3 million)
Box office$22,715,614[2]

Start-Up (Korean: 시동; RR: Sidong; lit. Start) is a 2019 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Choi Jung-yeol.[3] Based on the webtoon Start by Jo Geum-san, the film stars Ma Dong-seok, Park Jung-min, Jung Hae-in, Yum Jung-ah and Choi Sung-eun. It was released on December 18, 2019.[4][5]

  1. ^ Park, Chang-young (December 19, 2019). [영화 리뷰] '시동' '백두산' '천문', '겨울왕국' 한파 가시자 등장한 한국영화 빅3. MK (in Korean). Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Start-Up (2019)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Conran, Pierce (December 14, 2018). "One Way Trop Director Returns with Runaway Youth Drama". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (December 11, 2018). "Actors team up for slapstick movie 'Start-Up'". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Korean Movie Opening Today 2019/12/18 in Korea". HanCinema. December 18, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.