''Love+Sling'' (also known as ''Wrestler'') is a 2018 South Korean

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directed by Kim Dae-woong. It stars

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, Kim Min-jae, and

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. The film was released in South Korea on May 9, 2018.

Plot

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.

Cast

as Gui-bo * Kim Min-jae as Sung-woong *

as Ga-young *

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as Gui-bo's mother *

Sung Dong-il Sung Dong-il (born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in ...

as Sung-soo *

Jin Kyung Jin Kyung (born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Career Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming active in film and television. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Award ...

as Mi-ra *

Hwang Woo-seul-hye Hwang Woo-seul-hye (born Hwang Jin-hee on August 10, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut as a "dumb blonde"-type character in the critically praised black comedy '' Crush and Blush'' (2008). Hwang has since played leading r ...

as Do-na * Kim Tae-hoon as Seung-hyuk *

Park Gyu-young Park Gyu-young (; born July 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' (2020), '' Sweet Home'' (2020), and '' Dali and Cocky Prince'' (2021). Early life and educat ...

as So-young *

Lee Ji-ha Lee Ji-ha (; born October 7, 1970) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' The Smile Has Left Your Eyes'', '' My Unfamiliar Family,'' '' Sweet Home'' and ''Squid Game,'' the latter gaining her intern ...

as Homeroom Teacher *Kim Kang-hyun as Dol-sing

Production

Filming began on July 19, 2017 and finished October 17, 2017.

Reception

The film opened at 897 local theaters, attracting 63,000 moviegoers on its opening day and finishing second behind '' Avengers: Infinity War''. The film finished second during its first weekend with 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 gross.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, tt7299346
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