'Drunk driving' Kwak Do-won's return procedure..Warehouse Silenced 'Firefighters' Released in December After 4 Years

Oct 17, 2024

 'Drunk driving' Kwak Do-won's return procedure..Warehouse Silenced 'Firefighters' Released in December After 4 Years



Actor Kwak Do-won, who stopped acting due to controversy over drunk driving, confirmed his theatrical release in December in the disaster movie 「Firefighter」 (directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, produced by Escrod Pictures and Ascendio).

The first poster of 'Firefighter', which was confirmed to be released in December, was released. The first poster released catches the eye of firefighters who are breaking through the strong flames. In particular, the phrase 'Courage to Save' is added to this, raising questions about how firefighters who will fight the fire with fearless courage until the end will be contained in the work.

 'Drunk driving' Kwak Do-won's return procedure..Warehouse Silenced 'Firefighters' Released in December After 4 Years
The movie "Firefighter" is directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, who captures the sincerity of a true story. In fact, the story of the western fire station, which was dispatched to extinguish a fire in Hongje-dong in 2001, depicts an urgent scene containing the sweat and tears of firefighters who were deployed with a single goal of saving power in poor environments.



Previously, 'Firefighter' was preparing to be released in the crank-up year of 2020, but it became a big controversy when Kwak Do-won, the main character, was found to be drunk driving in September 2022. At that time, Kwak Do-won left a bar in Geumneung-ri, Hallim-eup, Jeju-si at around 4 a.m. on September 25 and drove more than 11 kilometers with a man who had been drinking with him in his SUV. Kwak Do-won's blood alcohol level was 0.158%, which was confirmed to be higher than the license cancellation level (0.08).

When the drunk driving incident became known, Kwak Do-won stopped all activities and moved out of Jeju Island. It is known that he stayed on Jeju Island for a while and then stayed in Malaysia and Southeast Asia to consider when to return.



'Firefighters' is a work depicting the situation of firefighters who were put in with a single goal of extinguishing fire and saving power even in poor conditions during the Hongje-dong fire disaster in 2001. Joo Won, Kwak Do-won, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Yoo-young, Kim Min-jae, Oh Dae-hwan, Lee Joon-hyuk, and Jang Young-nam appeared, and director Kwak Kyung-taek of the `Friends' series grabbed the megaphone. It will be released in December.





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