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 (2015-3-12)
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).^[5]

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.^[6][7]

Reception

With an IMBD rating of 6.1 / 10, and 59% of Google users said they liked the film, reviews for The Deal were mixed. The Hollywood Reporter called it a ‘visually arresting debut in the crowded Korean thriller arena’^[8] while Screen Anarchy called it ‘a serviceable but generic revenge thriller.’^[9] Asian Movie Web called the film a thriller which 'you don't have to watch, but which nonetheless will appease the hunger of genre-fans.’^[10]