The Deal (2015 film)

This article is about the South Korean film. For the American-Peruvian-Spanish film also released as The Deal, see The Debt (2015 film).

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

The Deal
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Son Yong-ho
Written by	An Young-jin
Produced by	An Young-jin Yoo Seung-young
Starring	Kim Sang-kyung Kim Sung-kyun Park Sung-woong
Cinematography	Lee Jong-youl
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Koo Ja-wa Ahn Hyeon-jin
Distributed by	Cine Guru/Kidari ENT
Release date	March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$6.2 million[1]

Plot

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

• Kim Sang-kyung as Tae-soo
• Kim Sung-kyun as Seung-hyun
• Park Sung-woong as Gang-chun
• Jo Jae-yoon as Kim Ki-seok
• Kim Eui-sung as Son Myung-soo
• Gi Ju-bong as Subsection chief Choi
• Yoon Seung-ah as Soo-kyung
• Oh Dae-hwan as Kal-chi
• Hyun Sung as Detective Nam
• Ji Sang-hyuk as Detective Shin
• Choi Hyun-wook as Detective Park
• Lee Da-hee as Baby's mom
• Kim Young-jo as Deputy Kim
• Lee Sang-in as Eun-mi
• Song Young-chang as Judge (cameo)
• Im Jong-yoon as Kyung-sik (cameo)

Box office

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

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.

External links

• The Deal at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• The Deal at IMDb
• The Deal at HanCinema