The Con Artists (2014 film)

The Con Artists (Korean: 기술자들; lit. "The Technicians") is a 2014 South Korean heist film directed by Kim Hon-sun, and starring Kim Woo-bin, Kim Yeong-cheol, Ko Chang-seok, and Lee Hyun-woo.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

The Con Artists
Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul	기술자들
Hanja	技術者들
Revised Romanization	Gisuljadeul
McCune–Reischauer	Kisulchadŭl
Directed by	Kim Hong-sun
Produced by	Yook Kyung-sam
Starring	Kim Woo-bin Kim Yeong-cheol Ko Chang-seok Lee Hyun-woo Jo Yoon-hee Lim Ju-hwan
Cinematography	Yoon Joo-hwan
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Jeong Jin-ho
Production company	Trinity Entertainment
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment
Release date	December 24, 2014 (2014-12-24)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$18 million[1]

Plot

Ji-hyuk is a safe-cracker who lives the high life by stealing antiques and jewelry. He teams up with genius hacker Jong-bae, planner Goo-in and other fellow "technicians" to steal ₩150 billion (US$110 million) hidden in the Incheon Customs, and they must do it within 40 minutes.

Cast

• Kim Woo-bin as Ji-hyuk^[10][11][12]
• Kim Yeong-cheol as Boss Cho
• Ko Chang-seok as Goo-in
• Lee Hyun-woo as Jong-bae^[13]
• Jo Yoon-hee as Eun-ha
• Lim Ju-hwan as Lee Jo Hwon (Cho's right-hand man)
• Jo Dal-hwan
• Shin Goo as Director Oh
• Kim Ji-an as Skyscraper Guard
• Jung Ji-yoon as Technician assistant
• Ji Seung-hyun
• Heo Ji-won
• Shin Seung-hwan
• Choi Daniel as art gallery owner
• Kim Sung-kyu as Detective team 2 member
• Shin Wonho

Production

Filming in Gwangyang, Incheon and Seoul began in March 2014 and wrapped in August 2014.^[14]

It was the first Korean production to film in the city of Abu Dhabi, with locations at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the Emirates Palace and the Hilton Capital Grand.^[15][16]

Release

The film was released in South Korea on December 24, 2014.^[17][18]

It was also released in North America on January 9, 2015, followed by limited theatrical runs in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines.^[19][20]