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I came across this review of Moebius.  Keeping only relevant material to SYJ.

 

Moebius (Kim Ki-duk, 2013)

 

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While  the performances of Cho Jae-hyun (a Kim Ki-duk regular) and Lee Eun-woo are great, it is the youngest member of the cast, Seo Young-ju (15 at the time of the shooting),who stands out. Having not seen any of his work before  – he has been acting since he was 10 in K-drama (South Korean Television Dramas) – I was extremely impressed by what a mature performance, in a difficult role for someone of his age, that Young-ju gave. In a group interview, organised by Terracotta Distribution, Young-ju told us that it was his (award-winning) role in Juvenile Offender (Bumjoe Sonyeon, dir. Kang Yi-kwan, 2012) that led to Kim Ki-duk  sending him the script for Moebius, and it shows an emotional maturity that even though Young-ju, as he freely admitted, did not understand the plot  – but then, who does understand a plot of a Kim Ki-duk film? – accepted the role despite Kim Ki-duk’s reputation as a director of controversial and challenging cinema. In fact, it seemed that this reputation was what made Young-ju accept the role. He told us that he wanted to play similar roles in the future, ones that involved difficult and dark emotions in order to evolve as an actor.  In Moebius, Young-ju -despite his protestations in the interview that he could have done better – embodies a range of emotions, from vulnerability, to anger, hate,  [forbidden] desire, captured through a performativity which is always authentic, in a manner that is far beyond his years.  The shame when he discovers that the only way that his father’s supplanted penis will inflame  with desire is through the presence of his mother and his mortification and eventual self-castration, like his performance throughout the film, is finely judged and never once becomes unbelievable.  Without Young-ju’s strong central performance, Moebius would have the visceral and intellectual intensity that it has – which is, of course, why Kim Ki-duk sent Young-ju the script in the first place. Without doubt, Young-ju Seo is an actor who on the basis of this will go from strength to strength in the future.

For me, Kim Ki-duk never disappoints, and Moebius is a riveting piece of art cinema at the hands of one of the most innovative and interesting directors of contemporary times and as such, not to be missed.

 

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Seo Young-Joo was just cast in Kim Ji-Woon's movie "Secret Agent"

 

'Seo Young-joo'  joining Song Kang-ho in spy

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And from his Agency, Finecut:

 

Our actor SEO Young-joo will be joining Director KIM Jee-woon's new film!

Director Kim Jee-woon Seo Young-joo spy
 

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Soompi thread for the film:

http://forums.soompi.com/en/topic/376833-upcoming-movie-2016-secret-agentmil-jeong-밀정-working-literal-title-confirms-song-kang-ho-gong-yoo-han-ji-min-shin-sung-rok/?page=2

 

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Praises for Seo Young-Ju's acting in "The Age of Shadows"

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Actor Seo Young-joo has left a strong impression as a deep impression acting in the movie 'spy'.

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2011 Drama Seo Young-joo introduced the aspiring acting as a child in the 'Can You Hear My Heart' movie 'Juvenile Offender' (2012), "Moebius" (2013), noting a new generation into the depths smoke in expression and inner beyond the age through such actors It has grown into.

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