Movie tidbits of the sound of cowbells

Set a new record for Asian documentary box office

This film has created a miracle in the Korean film industry: a documentary with an investment of less than 2 million yuan (RMB) has set off an unprecedented upsurge in Korean society: when The Voice of Cowbells was released in South Korea, due to the audience's love and rave reviews, the cinema was forced to show it in an extra hall, which not only attracted more than 3 million people to watch, but also set a record of 65.438+0.2 billion.

Investors withdrew their funds, photographers fled, and Chung-Ryoul Lee, the director of The Sound of Cowbells, held several posts.

In the process of filming the independent film The Sound of Cow Bells, which created the history of Korean movies, director Chung-Ryoul Lee never imagined that the old cow, which was predicted by the veterinarian to have only one year to live, managed to live for three years. The old cow lived to be 40 years old, which made the shooting cost of "The Voice of Cowbells" soar instantly, which once made it almost impossible for Chung-Ryoul Lee to shoot-Korean TV, the film investor, planned to shoot for one year and decided to film the death of the old cow. However, after the film started shooting, Niu Lao, the protagonist of the "performance", seemed to be more and more addicted, and he lived for three years before he died, which made the production cost of "The Voice of Cowbells" soar, scaring off not only investors, but also photographers. Finally, only director Chung-Ryoul Lee was left to take charge of recording and photography, and finally finished the documentary which had been filmed for three years.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak personally met with director Chung-Ryoul Lee.

Before the release of "The Sound of Cowbells", the cinemas were not optimistic. Unexpectedly, the sincere emotion and simple plot in the film caused many audiences to sing. The outstanding performance of "The Voice of Cowbells" won honor and respect for Korean documentaries. Even South Korean President Lee Myung-bak personally met with the director Chung-Ryoul Lee and praised "The Voice of Cowbells" for evoking the beautiful values of the past society. "The Voice of Cowbells" won two awards in succession, such as the best documentary at Busan Film Festival in South Korea and the best film voted by the audience at Seoul Independent Film Festival.

The Sound of Cowbells is a classic from box office to word of mouth in Korean and even international documentary circles.