Play

Play

99 mins | Drama, Music | June 23, 2011

The film, Play, tells the story of how three young men met in chance encounters, formed a band and got discovered. It chronicles the creative struggles, relational vicissitudes and professional mis-steps the band goes through while under the pressure of trying to attract a label to sign them. Just at the moment when all seems lost, the boys are offered a chance to busk in the lobby where fans are waiting to see the indie folk rock band, The Swell Season. Glen Hansard, its guitarist and singer, catches their performance and invites them to join him on stage. Upon learning that the band has not chosen a name, he introduces them as his mates. Thus, the band, Mate, is named.

Play

99 mins | Drama, Music | June 23, 2011

Play
The film, Play, tells the story of how three young men met in chance encounters, formed a band and got discovered. It chronicles the creative struggles, relational vicissitudes and professional mis-steps the band goes through while under the pressure of trying to attract a label to sign them. Just at the moment when all seems lost, the boys are offered a chance to busk in the lobby where fans are waiting to see the indie folk rock band, The Swell Season. Glen Hansard, its guitarist and singer, catches their performance and invites them to join him on stage. Upon learning that the band has not chosen a name, he introduces them as his mates. Thus, the band, Mate, is named.
Producers
Original title 플레이
Directors Nam Da-jung
Writers Nam Da-jung

Cast

Jung Eun-chae

as Eun-chae

Kim Su-hyeon

as Su-hyeon

Lee Hyun-jae

as Lee Hyun-jae

Lim Heon-il

as Lim Heon-il

Jung Joon-il

as Jung Joonil