Citizen of a Kind

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]

Citizen of a Kind
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	시민덕희
Hanja	市民덕희
Literal meaning	Citizen Deokhee
Revised Romanization	Simindeoghui
Directed by	Park Young-ju
Written by	Park Young-ju
Produced by	Baek Chang-ju Jeong Jae-yeon
Starring	Ra Mi-ran Gong Myung Yeom Hye-ran Park Byung-eun Jang Yoon-ju Lee Moo-saeng Ahn Eun-jin
Cinematography	Lee Hyung-bin
Edited by	Kim Sun-min
Music by	Hwang Sang-jun
Production companies	C-JeS Studios Page One Film
Distributed by	Showbox
Release date	January 24, 2024 (2024-01-24)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$12 million[1][2]

Plot

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

• 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

Principal photography began in September 2020 and ended in December 2020.

Reception

Box office

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

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
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

1. "Citizen of a Kind". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
2. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Citizen of a Kind (2024)". KOFIC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
3. 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.
4. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
5. 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

• Citizen of a Kind at IMDb
• Citizen of a Kind at HanCinema
• Citizen of a Kind at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)