Citizen of a Kind
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| Hangul | 시민덕희 |
| Hanja | 市民덕희 |
| Literal meaning | Citizen Deokhee |
| Revised Romanization | Simindeoghui |
| Directed by | Park Young-ju |
| Written by | Park Young-ju |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lee Hyung-bin |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Music by | Hwang Sang-jun |
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| Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$12 million[1][2] |
Citizen of a Kind (Korean: 시민덕희) is a 2024 South Korean crime drama film directed by Park Young-ju, starring Ra Mi-ran, Gong Myung, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Byung-eun, Jang Yoon-ju, Lee Moo-saeng and Ahn Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of Kim Seong-ja, a laundromat owner in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, who caught the head of a voice phishing organization in 2016. It was released on January 24, 2024.[3]
Plot
[edit]Deok-hee seeks a loan due to a fire at her laundromat. The bank calls and offers a generous upfront loan so she takes it right away. She is shocked to realize later that she is the victim of a voice phishing scheme. Deok-hee loses tens of thousands of dollars and ends up on the streets with her children. One day, the phisher who tricked her, Jae-min, calls again to tip Deok-hee off about the criminal organization that locked him up. Though police have given up on her case, Deok-hee flies directly to Qingdao with her co-workers to rescue Jae-min and get her money back.
Cast
[edit]- Ra Mi-ran as Kim Deok-hee, who lost tens of millions of won instantly due to a voice phishing message sent and set out to track down the person in charge.
- Gong Myung is Kwon Jae-min, a secret informant who informs Deok-hee about the voice phishing organization.
- Yeom Hye-ran is Bong-rim, Deok-hee's co-worker and friend who is quick-witted and helps her both materially and spiritually. She is of Korean-Chinese descent.
- Park Byung-eun is Park Hyeong-sik, an intelligence team detective who is one step behind Deok-hee in both investigation and arrest.
- Jang Yoon-ju is Sook-ja, a character who shows an unstoppable drive just like Deok-hee, and strongly supports her in tracking down the voice phishing leader.
- Lee Moo-saeng as Oh Myung-hwan, the head of a Chinese voice phishing organization that controls hundreds of billions of dollars.
- Ahn Eun-jin is Ae-rim, Bong-rim 's younger sister who lives in Qingdao.
- Lee Joo-seung is Kyeong-cheol, a member of the voice phishing organization who is contemplating whether to escape or stay at the voice phishing company he applied for.
- Sung Hyuk as Dae-woo, a member of the voice phishing organization.
- Kim Yool-ho as Detective Kim, an intelligence team detective who, along with Detective Park, tracks down voice phishing organizations.
- Seo Ji-hoo as Detective Shin, a junior detective on Detective Park's intelligence team.
Production
[edit]Principal photography began in September 2020 and ended in December 2020.
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]As of February 4, 2024[update], Citizen of a Kind has grossed $5.8 million with a running total of 837,959 tickets sold.[4]
Accolades
[edit]| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best New Director | Park Young-ju | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Actress | Ra Mi-ran | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Yeom Hye-ran | Nominated | |||
| Gucci Impact Award | Citizen of a Kind | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Citizen of a Kind". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Citizen of a Kind (2024)". KOFIC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Cho Ji-young (14 December 2023). "[공식] 라미란 '시민덕희', 2024년 1월 24일 개봉 확정..팀워크 자신 캐릭터 포스터 공개" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Naver.
External links
[edit]- Citizen of a Kind at IMDb
- Citizen of a Kind at HanCinema
- Citizen of a Kind at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)