title: Collective Invention
text: # Collective Invention
  
  Collective Invention (Korean: 돌연변이) is a South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Kwon Oh-kwang. It is about a hapless fish-man's meteoric rise to celebrity and subsequent fall from grace. The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
  
  ## Plot
  
  A medical experiment gone wrong and a man mutates due to side effects from an experimental drug administered to him, turning him into a fish-man. When his supposedly girlfriend posts the story of her 'fishy' boyfriend on the internet, a wannabe reporter starts digging for the truth, covering the news about the mutant fish-man.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Lee Kwang-soo as Park Gu
  * Lee Chun-hee as Sang-won
  * Park Bo-young as Ju-jin
  * Jang Gwang as Gu's father
  * Lee Byung-joon as Dr. Byun
  * Kim Hee-won as Lawyer Kim
  * Jung In-gi as Dong-sik
  * Choi Ji-ho as Chairman's assistant
  
  ## Reception
  
  The film was number five on its opening weekend, with ₩578 million.
  
  ## Awards and nominations
  
  | Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2016 | 3rd Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Director (Narrative Films) | Kwon Oh-kwang | Nominated |
  