Love+Sling

Love+Sling (also known as Wrestler) is a 2018 South Korean comedy drama film directed by Kim Dae-woong. It stars Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Sung-kyung.^[2] The film was released in South Korea on May 9, 2018.^[3]

Love+Sling
Theatrical Poster
Hangul	레슬러
Lit.	Wrestler
RR	Reseulleo
MR	Resŭllŏ
Directed by	Kim Dae-woong
Screenplay by	Kim Dae-woong
Produced by	Lee Ahn-na
Starring	Yoo Hae-jin Kim Min-jae Lee Sung-kyung
Cinematography	Kang Jong-soo
Edited by	Kim Man-geun Kim Yoon-ae
Music by	Dalpalan Han Hee-jung
Production company	Annapurna Films
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment
Release date	May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$5.8 million[1]

Plot

Sung-woong devotes his life to become a national-level wrestler even though wrestling doesn't interest him one bit. But his father, Gui-bo sacrifices everything for his son's "dream". One day, Sung-woong's life is turned upside down when the girl he has a crush on confesses that she has feelings for his father instead, and thus they begin wrestling for love.^[4]

Cast

• Yoo Hae-jin as Gui-bo
• Kim Min-jae as Sung-woong
• Lee Sung-kyung as Ga-young
• Na Moon-hee as Gui-bo's mother
• Sung Dong-il as Sung-soo
• Jin Kyung as Mi-ra
• Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Do-na
• Kim Tae-hoon as Seung-hyuk
• Park Gyu-young as So-young
• Lee Ji-ha as Homeroom Teacher
• Lee Soo-mi as Butcher
• Kim Kang-hyun as Dol-sing

Production

Filming began on July 19, 2017 and finished October 17, 2017.^[5][6][7]

Reception

The film opened at 897 local theaters, attracting 63,000 moviegoers on its opening day and finishing second behind Avengers: Infinity War.^[8] The film finished second during its first weekend with US$2.9 million gross. However, the film suffered an 80% drop on its second weekend, and a 95% drop on its third weekend. As of August 20, 2018, the film attracted 771,141 audiences with US$5.8 million gross.^[9]