Collective Invention

Collective Invention (Korean: 돌연변이) is a South Korean black comedy film written and directed by Kwon Oh-kwang.^[2][3][4] It is about a hapless fish-man's meteoric rise to celebrity and subsequent fall from grace.^[5] The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.^[6]

Collective Invention
Theatrical poster
Hangul	돌연변이
Lit.	Mutant
RR	Doryeonbyeoni
MR	Toryŏnbyŏni
Directed by	Kwon Oh-kwang
Screenplay by	Kwon Oh-kwang
Produced by	Kim Woo-sang
Starring	Lee Kwang-soo Lee Chun-hee Park Bo-young
Cinematography	Kim Tae-soo
Edited by	Kim Hye-kyeong Kim Woo-il
Music by	Jeong Hyun-soo
Production companies	Woo Sang Film Fides Spatium
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release dates	14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) (TIFF) 22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) (Korea)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$1.6 million[1]

Plot

A medical experiment gone wrong and a man mutates due to side effects from an experimental drug administered to him, turning him into a fish-man. When his supposedly girlfriend posts the story of her 'fishy' boyfriend on the internet, a wannabe reporter starts digging for the truth, covering the news about the mutant fish-man.

Cast

• Lee Kwang-soo as Park Gu
• Lee Chun-hee as Sang-won
• Park Bo-young as Ju-jin
• Jang Gwang as Gu's father
• Lee Byung-joon as Dr. Byun
• Kim Hee-won as Lawyer Kim
• Jung In-gi as Dong-sik
• Choi Ji-ho as Chairman's assistant

Reception

The film was number five on its opening weekend, with ₩578 million.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	3rd Wildflower Film Awards	Best New Director (Narrative Films)	Kwon Oh-kwang	Nominated[7]