Swing Kids (2018 film)

For the 1993 film of the same name, see Swing Kids (1993 film).
Swing Kids
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
스윙키즈
Revised RomanizationSeuwing kijeu
McCune–ReischauerSŭwing k'ijŭ
Directed byKang Hyeong-cheol
Screenplay byKang Hyeong-cheol
Based onRho Ki-soo (musical)
by Jang Woo-sung
Produced byLee An-na
Yoo Sung-kweon
StarringDoh Kyung-soo
Park Hye-su
Jared Grimes
Oh Jung-se
Kim Min-ho
CinematographyKim Ji-yong
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Music byKim Jun-seok
Production
company
Annapurna Films
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
Running time
133 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
English
Budget₩15 billion[1]
(US$13.3 million)
Box officeUS$10.9 million

Swing Kids (Korean: 스윙키즈) is a 2018 South Korean musical drama film directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol and based on the Korean musical Roh Ki-soo. The film stars Doh Kyung-soo, Park Hye-su, Jared Grimes, Oh Jung-se and Kim Min-ho.[2][1][3][4][5] The film was released on December 19, 2018.[6]

Swing Kids was screened at The 2019 1st PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival on August 18, 2019.[7]

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  2. ^ "DOH Kyung-soo Signs Up as Tap Dancer in Korean War-Era Swing Kids". Korean Film Biz Zone. May 26, 2017.
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  6. ^ 도경수 주연 '스윙키즈', 12월 19일 개봉 확정. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  7. ^ 평창남북평화영화제. pipff.org. Retrieved 2019-08-03.[permanent dead link‍]