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On May 13th, Terracotta Distribution will release the acclaimed South Korean animated film THE KING OF PIGS (??? ?; RR: Dae gi eui wang, 2011) on DVD in the United Kingdom. THE KING OF PIGS is an ultra-violent Korean animation set in a high-school world in which rich "dogs" rule over the "pigs". The film is directed by Yeun Sang-ho and stars the voices of familiar Korean actors, Yang Ik-june and Kim Kkobbi from the internationally acclaimed BREATHLESS. A festival favorite, this feature animation (aka Manwha) premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival and has since played in various international festivals including the Director’s Fortnight 2012 making it the first animated Korean film to screen at the Festival de Cannes. THE KING OF PIGS was released theatrically in UK on January 2013. After murdering his wife, a businessman on the verge of bankruptcy, Hwang Kyung-min, finds an old classmate, Jung Jong-suk whom he hasn`t seen for fifteen years. During a reunion dinner they look back on their school days, hiding their present situations. Back then there were class distinctions among the pupils. The elite students - `The Dogs’ - rich, successful and particularly cruel, exercised a reign of terror over the weaker, poorer students - `The Pigs`. Jong-suk and Kyung-min were powerless against the ‘dogs’. When Kim Chul, one of their fellow pigs, stood up, he fast became their last hope to end the circle of fear. Fifteen years later, Chul remains a hero. But behind his figure, the two men recall the murky story of their bond and return to the site where the most shocking truth of what happened there is finally revealed. Credits Director: YEUN Sang-ho Voice Cast JUNG Jong-suk: YANG Ik-june HWANG Kyung-min: OH Jeong-se KIM Chul: KIM Hye-na young JUNG Jong-suk: KIM Kkobbi young HWANG Kyung-min: PARK Hee-von Technical Information UK Distributor: Terracotta Media Release Date: May 13th 2013 Format: DVD (Region 2, PAL) Number of discs: 1 Certification: 15 Audio: Korean Subtitles: English Running Time: 97 minutes RRP: £14.99 DVD Special Features — Interviews with actors and director — Extract From Dubbing Session — Sketch Gallery — Cast Biographies
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For more information on THE KING OF PIGS, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: