Speed
Feature · Drama · 2015
Written by Soo Jin Lee
Festivals
16th Jeonju International Film Festival (2015) — Korean Cinemascape, Official Selection
A stylish youth film that captures, with raw realism, the fierce friendship and love of four friends who have just turned 21 — and their anger and desire against a repressive world.
Synopsis
Choo-won, Goo-rim, Dae-sung and Seo-won dropped out of high school together after clashing with their homeroom teacher. Now 21, the four friends are holding on in their own lives — as a track athlete, a former idol, an aspiring filmmaker and a medical student — until they come together again, each carrying wounds and secrets almost too heavy to bear.
Characters
Choo-won (Seo Jun-young)
An aspiring track athlete, scarred by a past love.
Goo-rim (Baek Sung-hyun)
A former Hallyu idol caught up in a scandal.
Dae-sung (Choi Tae-hwan)
An aspiring film director.
Seo-won (Byun Jun-suk)
A Seoul National University medical student with leukemia.
About the Writer
Soo Jin Lee
Director of Development, Uncut Gem
Screenwriter · Film Director
Assistant Professor, Stellar Arts Institute, Dongseo University
Ph.D. in Film & Video Production (Screenwriting), Dongguk University
Wrote or adapted 30+ features, TV dramas and microdramas
<Hope> adaptation · <Nyepi> screenplay · <Wife's Resignation> writer