‘1947 Boston’ director Kang Je-gyu draws history “Because looking at the past is looking at the future”

[Sports Seoul | [Reporter Ham Sang-beom] Director Kang Je-gyu shared his intention in selecting a period drama.

The press screening of the movie ‘1947 Boston’ was held at the entrance of Lotte Cinema Konkuk University in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul at 2 pm on the 11th. Director Kang Je-gyu and actors Ha Jung-woo, Im Si-wan, and Kim Sang-ho attended the event.

‘1947 Boston’ is about coach Son Ki-jeong (played by Ha Jung-woo) and Nam Seung-ryong (played by Bae Seong-woo), an athlete and coach, who competed in the Boston Marathon wearing the Taegeuk symbol for the first time during a period of confusion when they thought they had returned to their homeland after liberation, but the US military government came into power. It depicts Seo Yun-bok’s (Im Si-wan) journey to Boston.

Director Kang Je-gyu is a film director who is interested in historical facts, from ‘Taegukgi’ to ‘1947 Boston’. He is particularly strong in period dramas. This time, he goes back to immediately after liberation.

Director Kang said, “Among the films I’ve made, many of them deal with events that took place quite a long time ago. “I started thinking about why, and I don’t know the exact turning point, but at some point, I started thinking that way,” he said. “After ‘Taegeukgi,’ I was preparing a science fiction film, but in the end, that film fell through and I ended up doing another film. “Hollywood people film too many future stories,” he said.

He continued, “In the end, I think I thought that taking a good look at the past we lived in was a way to see the future. “As a result, I became more interested in precious footprints.”

“Regarding running, I fell in love with running and marathons after watching the movie ‘Chariots of Fire.’ I thought that one day I would definitely make a running movie. As a result, I naturally became interested in teachers Son Ki-jeong and Seo Yun-bok. “Those things piled up and became the background for this movie,” he explained.

Meanwhile, ‘1947 Boston’ will be released on the 27th.

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