What is Friend (2001 movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Friend''''' is a [[South Korea]]n movie released on March 31, 2001. It was made by director [[Kwak Kyung-taek]]. [[Jang Dong-gun]] and [[Yu Oh-seong]] played the lead roles in the movie. The movie is about 4 friends. It covers from their childhood to their adulthood in which they come into a conflict. The movie was almost filmed in [[Busan]] and Busan dialect became very sensational after this movie. A lot of actors and actresses in the movie are really from Busan so they have no difficulty in using Busan dialect. Even the director [[Kwak Kyung-taek]] is from Busan. ==Background== This movie was made motivated by the real experience of the director [[Kwak Kyung-taek]] and the real event. 'Sang-taek'([[Seo Tae-hwa]]) is a character that reflects the director [[Kwak Kyung-taek]]. This movie is motivated by a real murder case that happened in Busan in 1993. 'June-seok' ([[Yu Oh-seong]]) is similar to the real friend of the director [[Kwak Kyung-taek]], a member of a gang. 'Dong-su' ([[Jang Dong-gun]]) is similar to the boss of another gang, who is real friend of the director [[Kwak Kyung-taek]]. ==Plot== In 1976, age thirteen, 'June-seok' ([[Yu Oh-seong]]), 'Dong-su' ([[Jang Dong-gun]]), 'Sang-taek' ([[Seo Tae-hwa]]), and 'Jung-Ho' ([[Jeong Woon-Taek]]) are always together and they are best friends. They have nothing to be afraid of when they are together. However, as they grow up, there comes a conflict among them. 'Dong-su' has an inferiority complex to 'june-seok' and their relationship becomes distant. When they become twenty, their lives become very different. 'Jung-Ho' and 'sang-taek' go to university. June-seok becomes a boss of a gang group after his father died, who was a boss of the group. However, 'Dong-su' becomes the member of a gang that is against to the 'June-seok's group. 'June-seok' and 'Dong-su' becomes more distant. After a few years, 'Sang-Taek' is planning to go to America to go to the graduate school. He wants to meet their friends before he leaves but nobody appea