Kwak Kyung-taek (; born 23 May 1966) is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film '' Friend''.

Career

''Friend'', a drama where conflicting criminal alliances turn old friends into enemies, set a new Korean box office record with an audience of 8 million, and he received the Holden Award for the Best Script at the 2001 Torino Film Festival. In 2003, he received an award at the

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for the boxing drama film '' Champion''. His 2005 action film ''

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'', however, was a commercial failure.

Filmography as director

* ''3pm Bathhouse Paradise'' (1997) * ''Dr. K'' (1999) * '' Friend'' (2001) * '' Champion'' (2002) * '' Mutt Boy'' (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * '' A Love'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Pained'' (2011) * ''The Ugly Duckling'' (2012) * '' Friend: The Great Legacy'' (2013) * '' The Classified File'' (2015) * '' RV: Resurrected Victims'' (2017) * '' The Battle of Jangsari'' (2019) * '' The Firefighters'' (2024)

External links

* * 1966 births Living people South Korean film directors People from Busan South Korean Buddhists {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub