Love+Sling

Love+Sling
Love+Sling
	Theatrical Poster
Hangul	레슬러
Literal meaning	Wrestler
Revised Romanization	Reseulleo
Directed by	Kim Dae-woong
Screenplay by	Kim Dae-woong
Produced by	Lee Ahn-na
Starring	Yoo Hae-jin ; Kim Min-jae ; Lee Sung-kyung
Cinematography	Kang Jong-soo
Edited by	Kim Man-geun ; Kim Yoon-ae
Music by	Dalpalan ; Han Hee-jung
Production ; company	Annapurna Films
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment
Release date	May 9, 2018 ;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$5.8 million

Love+Sling (also known as Wrestler ) is a 2018 South Korean comedy drama film directed by Kim Dae-woong. It stars Yoo Hae-jin , Kim Min-jae , and Lee Sung-kyung . ^[2] The film was released in South Korea on May 9, 2018. ^[3]

Plot [ edit ]

Sung-woong devotes his life to become a national-level wrestler even though wrestling doesn't interest him one bit. But his father, Gui-bo sacrifices everything for his son's “dream”. One day, Sung-woong's life is turned upside down when the girl he has a crush on confesses that she has feelings for his father instead, and thus they begin wrestling for love. ^[4]

Cast [ edit ]

Yoo Hae-jin as Gui-bo
Kim Min-jae as Sung-woong
Lee Sung-kyung as Ga-young
Na Moon-hee as Gui-bo's mother
Sung Dong-il as Sung-soo
Jin Kyung as Mi-ra
Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Do-na
Kim Tae-hoon as Seung-hyuk
Park Gyu-young as So-young
Lee Ji-ha as Homeroom Teacher
Lee Soo-mi as Butcher
Kim Kang-hyun as Dol-sing

Production [ edit ]

Filming began on July 19, 2017 and finished October 17, 2017. ^[5]^[6]^[7]

Reception [ edit ]

The film opened at 897 local theaters, attracting 63,000 moviegoers on its opening day and finishing second behind Avengers: Infinity War . ^[8] The film finished second during its first weekend with US$2.9 million gross. However, the film suffered an 80% drop on its second weekend, and a 95% drop on its third weekend. As of August 20, 2018, the film attracted 771,141 audiences with US$5.8 million gross. ^[9]

References [ edit ]

^ "LOVE+SLING (2018)" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .
^ "YOO Hae-jin and KIM Min-jae Take a Ride on LOVESWING" . Korean Film Biz Zone . 14 August 2017.
^ "레슬러" . Naver (in Korean) . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .
^ "Father and son grapple over chasing dreams" . Korea JoongAng Daily . 28 April 2018.
^ "YOO Hae-jin, LEE Sung-kyoung, and KIM Min-jae Starring Love+Stling Finishes Filming" . Korean Film Biz Zone . 9 November 2017.
^ " '레슬러' 유해진·김민재 父子케미…10月 17日 크랭크업" . Dong-ah Sports (in Korean) . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .
^ "Love+Sling" . Hancinema . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .
^ "[DA:박스] '어벤져스3' 920萬突破…'레슬러' 開封 첫날 2位" . Dong-ah Sports (in Korean) . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .
^ "South Korean weekend Box Office, May 2018" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .

External links [ edit ]

[1] "LOVE+SLING (2018)" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .

[2] "YOO Hae-jin and KIM Min-jae Take a Ride on LOVESWING" . Korean Film Biz Zone . 14 August 2017.

[3] "레슬러" . Naver (in Korean) . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .

[4] "Father and son grapple over chasing dreams" . Korea JoongAng Daily . 28 April 2018.

[5] "YOO Hae-jin, LEE Sung-kyoung, and KIM Min-jae Starring Love+Stling Finishes Filming" . Korean Film Biz Zone . 9 November 2017.

[6] " '레슬러' 유해진·김민재 父子케미…10月 17日 크랭크업" . Dong-ah Sports (in Korean) . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .

[7] "Love+Sling" . Hancinema . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .

[8] "[DA:박스] '어벤져스3' 920萬突破…'레슬러' 開封 첫날 2位" . Dong-ah Sports (in Korean) . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .

[9] "South Korean weekend Box Office, May 2018" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 20 August 2018 .

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