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Open City (film)

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Open City
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul
무방비 도시
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMubangbi dosi
McCune–ReischauerMubangbi tosi
Directed byLee Sang-gi
Written byLee Sang-gi
Produced byJeon Ho-jin
StarringKim Myung-min
Son Ye-jin
CinematographyShin Ok-hyun
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byAngelo Lee
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10)
Running time
112 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$11.1 million[1]

Open City (Korean: 무방비 도시; RR: Mubangbi dosi) is 2008 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Lee Sang-gi. This film starring Son Ye-jin and Kim Myung-min as a main character.

Plot

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Jo Dae-yeong is a police officer investigating a pickpocket ring with ties to the Japanese crime syndicate, Yakuza. One day he rescues Baek Jang-mi from danger, only to discover that she is the boss of the gang he has been tracking.

Cast

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Release

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Open City was released in South Korea on 10 January 2008,[2] and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 449,669 admissions.[3] The film sold a total of 1,613,728 admissions nationwide,[4] and as of 24 February 2008 had grossed a total of US$11,095,236.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "South Korea Box Office February 22–24, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 26 November 2008.
  2. ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2008 (admissions to November 2)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 26 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2008.01.11 ~ 2008.01.13). HanCinema. Retrieved on 26 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Korean Film List 2008".
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