Eye for an Eye (Korean: 눈에는 눈 이에는 이; RR: Nuneneun nun ieneun i) is a 2008 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film. This film directed by Ahn Gwon-tae and Kwak Kyung-taek. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Cha Seung-won.
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 눈에는 눈 이에는 이 |
| Revised Romanization | Nuneneun nun ieneun i |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nunenŭn nun eienŭn ei |
| Directed by | Ahn Gwon-tae Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Written by | Ahn Gwon-tae Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Produced by | Jeong Tae-won |
| Starring | Han Suk-kyu Cha Seung-won |
| Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo Oh Hyun-je |
| Edited by | Kyung Min-ho |
| Music by | Bang Jun-seok |
Production company | Taewon Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$12.4 million[1] |
Plot
editVeteran police detective Baek Seong-chan is on the verge of retiring to set up his own business. But he is forced to put his plans on hold when ₩1.8 billion is stolen from a bank truck, and then 600 kg of gold from an airport, with the thief having impersonated Baek. The following day, he receives a package of the stolen money from the thief, who identifies himself as Ahn Hyeon-min. Baek pursues Ahn, only to discover that he is being used as a pawn in a greater scheme of revenge.
Cast
edit- Han Suk-kyu as Baek Seong-chan
- Cha Seung-won as Ahn Hyeon-min
- Song Yeong-chang as Kim Hyeon-tae
- Lee Byung-joon as Antonio
- Jung In-gi as Hwang Min-cheol
- Kim Ji-seok as Song Yoo-gon
- Son Byeong-wook as Kim Do-soo
- Im Sung-kyu as Cha Yeong-jae
- Lee Jae-goo as Detective Park
- Kim Yoon-tae as Detective Kim
Production
editThe first half of Eye for an Eye was directed by Ahn Gwon-tae, with the rest completed by Kwak Kyung-taek.[2] Filming took place over a period of seven months on location in Seoul, Jeju Island and Busan, and wrapped on 13 January 2008.[3]
Release
editEye for an Eye was released in South Korea on 30 July 2008,[4] and on its opening weekend was ranked third at the box office with 590,494 admissions.[5] As of 29 September it had received a total of 2,073,158 admissions,[4] with a gross of US$12,358,100.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "South Korea Box Office September 26–28, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 28 November 2008.
- ^ Lee Hyo-won. "Eye Spies Perfect Crime". The Korea Times, 24 July 2008. Retrieved on 28 November 2008.
- ^ Yi Ch'ang-ho. "CHA Seung-won and HAN Seok-gyu finish shoot". Korean Film Council, 18 January 2008. Retrieved on 28 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Eye for an Eye (2008) - 눈에는 눈 이에는 이". Hancinema. Retrieved on 28 November 2008.
- ^ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2008.08.01 ~ 2008.08.03). Hancinema. Retrieved on 28 November 2008.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Eye for an Eye at IMDb
- Eye for an Eye at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Eye for an Eye at HanCinema