Birthday: 1971-05-14 Born in: Seoul, South Korea Biography: Jung Yoon-chul (정윤철) is a South Korean filmmmaker, best known for his hit film Marathon (2005), which did north of 5 million admission domestically.
Known for
Warriors of the Dawn
A crown prince emerges as a leader during the war between Korea and Japan in 1592.
With the help of his family and a coach, an autistic man trains and competes in a lengthy marathon. The young man had always dreamed of competing in an event like that.
A young man develops schizophrenia after his mother's suicide. After he meets a kindred spirit at the psychiatric hospital, he forges a plan with the man to escape.
The movie is about a dysfunctional family, each and every member with mental problems of his own. On top of that some old skeletons from the closet come back to haunt them.