I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

Infobox Korean film
name = I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK


caption = Theatrical poster
director = Park Chan-wook
producer = Lee Chun-yeong
Park Chan-wook
writer = Jeong Seo-kyeong
Park Chan-wook
starring = Im Su-jeong
Rain
music = Jo Yeong-wook
cinematography =
editing = Kim Sang-beom
Kim Jae-beom
distributor = South Korea:
CJ Entertainment
United Kingdom:
Tartan Films
released = South Korea:
December 7, 2006
United Kingdom:
April 4 2008
runtime = 105 min.
country = South Korea
language = Korean
budget =
admissions = 739,393 [ [http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2006.html#boxoffice Box-Office Admission Results (2006)] , "Koreanfilm.org". Retrieved on April 7, 2008.]
gross = $4,101,593 [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2007&wk=3&p=.htm South Korea Box Office January 15–21, 2007] , "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved on April 7, 2008.]
website = http://www.im-a-cyborg.co.uk
kmdb_id = 07299
imdb_id = 0497137
hangul = 싸이보그지만 괜찮아
hanja =
rr = "Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha"
mr = "Saibogujiman Kwenchana"

"I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" (싸이보그지만 괜찮아, "Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha") is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy directed by Park Chan-wook.

Plot

The film takes place in a mental institution. Young-goon, a young woman who believes herself to be a cyborg, refuses to eat and instead administers electric shocks to herself. Il-sun, a young male patient hospitalized for anti-social behaviour and schizophrenia, who believes he can take other peoples souls, befriends Young-goon. After Young-goon is given shock treatment, she believes that she has been recharged and fantasizes about killing the hospital staff who had previously taken her mentally-ill grandmother away. In reality, her physical condition begins to deteriorate rapidly. By convincing her that he had installed a food-to-electrical-energy converting unit (a rice-megatron) in her back, Il-sun gets Young-goon to eat.

Cast

Box office

"I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" opened in South Korea on December 7, 2006, and was the number one film at the box office in its opening weekend, grossing $2,478,626. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2006&wk=49&p=.htm South Korea Box Office December 8–10, 2006] , "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved on March 24, 2008.] However, in its second weekend, it plummeted by 76%, [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2006&wk=50&p=.htm South Korea Box Office December 15–17, 2006] , "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved on March 24, 2008.] and was pulled from most screens prior to the Christmas holiday period. [http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/008552.html [Korean Box Office] I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK To Be Pulled] , "Twitch", December 22, 2006. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.] Sales of approximately 780,000 tickets were considered a dissapointment in contrast to Park's earlier films, "Joint Security Area", "Oldboy", and "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", which had all sold in excess of 3 million.

"I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" won the Alfred Bauer Award at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival, [Jeanine Tan, [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/moviesfeatures/view/262675/1/.html Oldboy director cast Rain for his sex appeal but it's okay] , "Channel News Asia", March 8, 2007. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.] and was selected as the opening film for the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Also, Rain was nominated for and won Best New Actor at the 43rd Baeksang Awards. [ [http://www.asianpopcorn.com/default.asp?Display=617 The 43rd Baeksang Awards Winners Are…] , "Asianpopcorn". Retrieved on March 24, 2008.]

Awards

*Alfred Bauer Prize, Berlin International Film Festival (2007)cite web |url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/KOFIC/Channel?task=kofic.user.eng.a_filmdb.command.FilmDB1Retrieve2Cmd&MainGBN=1&MVIE_CD=T060301N&pageSize=5|title= I'm a Cyborg, but that's Ok ( Ssa-i-bo-gu-ji-man Gwen-cha-na )|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher= [http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/index.jsp Korean Film Council] |language=English] cite web |url=http://wc03.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:390907~T4|title=I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK: Awards|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=Allmovie|language=English]
*Opening Film, Hong Kong International Film Festival (2007)
*Film Presented, New York Asian Film Festival (2007)
*Official Selection (Special Screenings), SXSW (2007)

References

External links

*cite web |url=http://wc03.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:390907|title=I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK|accessdate=2007-10-23|last=Buchanan|first=Jason|publisher=Allmovie|language=English
*cite web |url=http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/films/im-a-cyborg-but-thats-ok/|title=Directors' Showcase / UK Premiere: I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK (Saibogujiman Kwenchana)|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=Edinburgh International Film Festival|language=English
*cite web |url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/KOFIC/Channel?task=kofic.user.eng.a_filmdb.command.FilmDB1Retrieve2Cmd&MainGBN=1&MVIE_CD=T060301N&pageSize=5|title=I'm a Cyborg, but that's Ok (Ssa-i-bo-gu-ji-man Gwen-cha-na)|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher= [http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/index.jsp Korean Film Council] |language=English
*imdb title|id=0497137|title=I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
* [http://acdrifter.com/Asian-Movie-Review/348/Im-a-Cyborg-But-Thats-OK.html Review at ACdrifter.com]