Fly, Penguin (2009)
Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother reproves him for not living up to her expectations. His father takes pity on him for being nagged on by his mother all the time... Ju-hun, a new employee at a company, is a vegetarian and cannot drink alcohol at all. Chang-su thinks Ju-hun is eccentric and is displeased with him... Su-hyeong sent his son and daughter with his wife to study abroad, but he grows tired of staying alone in his empty house... SONG has lived with her authoritarian husband without any serious problems, but she does not want to stay with him anymore. GWON, an old man, pretends to be calm in the face of his wife’s request for divorce. But actually he can’t do anything by himself... These are not unfamiliar fictional events but rather they reflect the lives of ordinary people in Korea at the present time. Through their stories, shows us how a society imposes normalcy on its people in their daily lives.
Cast
- Moon So-ri - Song Hee-jeong
- Ahn Do-gyu - Choi Seung-yoon
- Choi Gyu-hwan - Lee Joo-hoon
- Cho Jin-woong - Han Chang-soo
- Oh Yong - Park Joong-ho
- Park Won-sang - Seung-yoon's father (uncredited)
- Son Byung-ho - Manager Kwon (uncredited)
- Lee Young-hee - Young-sook's Grandmother (uncredited)
- Na Hyun - Sashimi Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
- Choi Hee-jin - Jo Mi-sun
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fly, Penguin about?
- Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother reproves him for not living up to her expectations. His father takes pity on him for being nagged on by his mother all the time... Ju-hun, a new employee at a company, is a vegetarian and cannot drink alcohol at all. Chang-su thinks Ju-hun is eccentric and is displeased with him... Su-hyeong sent his son and daughter with his wife to study abroad, but he grows tired of staying alone in his empty house... SONG has lived with her authoritarian husband without any serious problems, but she does not want to stay with him anymore. GWON, an old man, pretends to be calm in the face of his wife’s request for divorce. But actually he can’t do anything by himself... These are not unfamiliar fictional events but rather they reflect the lives of ordinary people in Korea at the present time. Through their stories, shows us how a society imposes normalcy on its people in their daily lives.
- Who directed Fly, Penguin?
- Fly, Penguin was directed by Yim Soon-rye.
- Who stars in Fly, Penguin?
- Fly, Penguin stars Moon So-ri, Ahn Do-gyu, Choi Gyu-hwan, Cho Jin-woong, Oh Yong, Park Won-sang.
- How long is Fly, Penguin?
- Fly, Penguin has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is Fly, Penguin?
- Fly, Penguin is a Drama film.
- Where was Fly, Penguin produced?
- Fly, Penguin was produced in South Korea.