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

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directed by Kim Dae-woong. It stars

Yoo Hae-jin Yoo Hae-jin (; born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the ...

, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Sung-kyung. 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 * Lee Sung-kyung 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 Seoul Broadcasting System, SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speak ...

as Sung-soo *

Jin Kyung Jin Kyung (; born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Early years Jin learned piano as a child. She graduated from Seonhwa Arts Middle School, and entered Daewon Foreign Language High School. Her interest at acting started when Jin wat ...

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

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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