The Weight
무게
Synopsis
Jung is a mortician at the morgue, who has to rely heavily on medicine for his severe tuberculosis and arthritis. Despite his illness, cleaning and dressing the dead is a noble and even beautiful work. His life over there is both a reality and a fantasy while the corpses are his models and friends for his paintings, his sole living pleasure. Why this morbid hobby? Jung was adopted by a horrible woman who used him as a slave for her dress shop. The natural son of the woman is younger than Jung and has a strange desire. He wants to transform his male body into a female one. Despite the love and hate relationship Jung has with his brother and burdened with the weight of life and the difficulties he has to deal with at his job, Jung endures the pain and prepares a last gift for his brother...
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Release History & Theatrical Window
Hamburg Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jeon Kyu-hwan
- Screenplay & Story
- Jeon Kyu-hwan
- Original Title
- 무게
- Country of Origin
- South Korea
- Spoken Languages
- Korean
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Production Studios
- Next Entertainment World, TreeFilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jeon Kyu-hwan
Jeon Kyu-hwan
Kim Nam-gyun
Kim Mi-young
Department Leadership Roster
Jeon Kyu-hwan
Director
Jeon Kyu-hwan
Writer
Jang Seok-jin
Production Design
Kim Mi-young
Editor
Kim Nam-gyun
Director of Photography
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What is The Weight about?
Jung is a mortician at the morgue, who has to rely heavily on medicine for his severe tuberculosis and arthritis. Despite his illness, cleaning and dressing the dead is a noble and even beautiful work. His life over there is both a reality and a fantasy while the corpses are his models and friends for his paintings, his sole living pleasure. Why this morbid hobby? Jung was adopted by a horrible woman who used him as a slave for her dress shop. The natural son of the woman is younger than Jung and has a strange desire. He wants to transform his male body into a female one. Despite the love and hate relationship Jung has with his brother and burdened with the weight of life and the difficulties he has to deal with at his job, Jung endures the pain and prepares a last gift for his brother...
Who directed The Weight?
The Weight was directed by Jeon Kyu-hwan.
Who stars in The Weight?
The principal cast of The Weight includes Cho Jae-hyun, Park Ji-a, Yoon Dong-hwan, Lee Jun-hyeok, Kim Sung-min.
When was The Weight released and how long is it?
The Weight was released in 2013 with a total runtime of 1h 47m.