The Deal (Korean살인의뢰; RRSalinuiroe; lit. "Murder Request") is a 2015 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Son Yong-ho.[2][3][4]

The Deal
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Directed bySon Yong-ho
Written byAn Young-jin
Produced byAn Young-jin
Yoo Seung-young
StarringKim Sang-kyung
Kim Sung-kyun
Park Sung-woong
CinematographyLee Jong-youl
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byKoo Ja-wa
Ahn Hyeon-jin
Distributed byCine Guru/Kidari ENT
Release date
  • March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$6.2 million[1]

Plot

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Veteran detective Tae-soo figures out that the suspect in a hit-and-run case, Gang-chun, is a serial killer wanted for several murders. But not long after his victory, Tae-soo realizes that his younger sister Soo-kyung was Gang-chun's last victim. Gang-chun receives the death penalty, but refuses to reveal the whereabouts of the victims' bodies, leaving Tae-soo and his brother-in-law Seung-hyun devastated. Three years later, Tae-soo is investigating the murder of a gangster boss when to his surprise, he finds evidence that Seung-hyun is the prime suspect. As he digs deeper, Tae-soo learns that the gang's former boss is now in the same prison as Gang-chun, who is thriving and looking better than ever (South Korea hasn't carried out a single execution since 1997).

Cast

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Box office

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The Deal was released in South Korea on March 12, 2015. It opened at number one at the box office, grossing ₩4.11 billion (US$3.62 million) from 495,000 admissions over its first four days.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Deal (2015)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. ^ Conran, Pierce; Kim, June (29 January 2015). "The Deal". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ Lee, Ji-young (31 March 2015). "THE DEAL's KIM Sang-kyung: "Being an actor is like enjoying working in customer services"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (5 March 2015). "Veteran actors shine in The Deal". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. ^ Ma, Kevin (17 March 2015). "The Deal dethrones Kingsman in South Korea". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  6. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (17 March 2015). "The Deal reaches No. 1 on domestic box office". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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