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Open City (film)

2008 South Korean film

Open City
Theatrical poster

Korean name
Hangul	무방비 도시
Hanja	無防備都市
Revised Romanization	Mubangbi dosi
McCune–Reischauer	Mubangbi tosi

Directed by	Lee Sang-gi
Written by	Lee Sang-gi
Produced by	Jeon Ho-jin
Starring	Kim Myung-min Son Ye-jin
Cinematography	Shin Ok-hyun
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Angelo Lee
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$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

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

Kim Myung-min ... Jo Dae-yeong
Son Ye-jin ... Baek Jang-mi
Kim Hae-sook ... Kang Man-ok
Son Byong-ho ... Oh Yeon-soo
Shim Ji-ho ... Choi Seong-soo
Yoon Yoo-sun ... Jo Soo-hyeon
Kim Byeong-ok ... Hong Ki-taek/Hong Yong-taek
Ji Dae-han ... Kim Kwang-seob
Park Gil-soo ... Son Yong-soo
Do Gi-seok ... Lee Won-jong
Kim Joon-bae ... Franken

Release

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

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