A Violent Prosecutor
| A Violent Prosecutor | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Il-Hyeong Lee |
| Starring | Hwang Jung-min Kang Dong-won Lee Sung-min Park Sung-woong |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$64.3 million[2] |
A Violent Prosecutor is a 2016 South Korean crime film directed by Il-Hyeong Lee, produced by Guk Su Ran and starring Hwang Jung-min, Kang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min and Park Sung-woong. It was released in South Korea on February 3, 2016 by Showbox.[1][3] [4] and produce by WolGwang movie, and Sanai Pictures. Filming began at May 18, 2015 and finished September 14, 2015.
Plot
Byun Jae-Wook (Hwang Jung-min), is a short-tempered prosecutor who only pursues the truth. He is notorious for his rough and tough investigations. A suspect who is a small-time criminal, under the interrogation of Byun Jae-Wook, is then found dead. All the evidences indicate Byun Jae-Wook as the criminal. Byun Jae-Wook is prosecuted and gets 15 years in prison.
At first he is ill treated by the prisoners. He helps some guards to avoid court room fees and in other legal matters. This gains him a special position in prison. He helps out both the officers and prisoners who are in jail through his legal knowledge and experiences. This makes prisoners loyal to him and he treats them well whenever he receives gifts from the guards. People in jail call him as “Sir Young Gam” which means clever person.
Five years later, Byun Jae-Wook meets young fraudster Chi-Won (Kang Dong-won), in prison. Chi-Won knows details about Byun Jae-Wook’s case. Byun Jae-Wook trains Chi-Won to carry out his plan outside of prison. Using his knowledge as a former prosecutor, he gets Chi-Won free. Byun Jae-Wook prepares a counterattack on those who framed him. Chi-Won though takes the chance to get away from Byun Jae-Wook but the other prisoners whom Byun Jae-Wook has helped getting an early release doesn’t let Chi-Won get away. Byun Jae-Wook and Chi-Won get together and starts planning against Jong-Gil (Lee Sung-min) who was the Asst. Prosecutor General during Byun Jae-Wook trial period and the person who had convinced Byun Jae-Wook to defend himself in a self-defense manner which resulted in his jail time. It is revealed Jong-Gil, who is running in an upcoming election now, was then working with a Builder, to encroach an ecologically significant land. The rest of the film follows how Byun Jae-Wook through Chi-Won piles up evidences against Jong-Gil and gains his freedom.
Cast
Main characters
- Hwang Jung-min as Byun Jae-Wook
- Kang Dong-won as Chi-won
- Lee Sung-min as Assistant Prosecutor General Jong-Gil
- Park Sung-woong as Yang Min Wu
Supporting characters
- Kim Byeong-ok as President Park
- Han Chae Young as Jang Hyun Seok
- Kim Ung Su as Kang Young Sik, the Congressman
- Shin So Yul as Kim Ha na
- Ju Jin Mo as Judge Choi
- Kim Won Hae as Young Cheol
- Jeon Bae Su as Kang Yeong Seob, the section chief
- Kim Hong Pa as Prison Governor
- Park Jong Hwan as Lee Jin Seok
- Park Ji Hwan : Cheol Gu
- Lee Won Seob : Park Jun Beom
- Son Jung Hak : Judge Kim
- Kim Jong Su : Park Chung Jik, the president of court
- Min Mu Jae : Jae Bi
- Son Seung Chan : Father of Jin Seok
- Lee Seon Ju : Mother of Jin Seok
- Go In Beom : Father of Hana
- Chu Gui Jeong : Mother of Hana
- Kim Chin Ki : Kim Chang Seob, the chief prosecutor
- Jeong Hyung Seok : Song
- Lee Seok Jun : Lim
- Hwang Byung Guk : Guk Seon, the lawyer
- Heo Young Gyu : Brother of Hana
- Kim Hee Chang : chairperson of Ji-Gu Dang
- Lee Jeong Un : Madam Un Dong Won
- Shin Hye-sun : the bookkeeper of Ji-Gu Dang
- Choi Sung Phil : MC of campaign
- Lee Sung Hun : Park, the Section of chief
- Lee Mun Jung : the woman employee of Min-Wu office
- Seo Wang Seok : Big builder
- Kim Gwang Hyeok : Investigator in interrogation room 2
- Hwang Byung Guk : Guk Seon, the lawyer
- Heo Young Gyu : Brother of Hana
- Kim Hee Chang : chairperson of Ji-Gu Dang
- Lee Jeong Un : Madam Un Dong Won
- Shin Hae Sung : the bookkeeper of Ji-Gu Dang
- Choi Sung Phil : MC of campaign
- Lee Sung Hun : Park, the Section of chief
- Lee Mun Jung : the woman employee of Min-Wu office
- Seo Wang Seok : Big builder
- Kim Gwang Hyeok : Investigator in interrogation room 2
Reception
The film grossed US$22 million on its first four days at the South Korean box office.[3]
Spectator
The number of spectator been accumulated 9,700,981 / Rank 16 in history
Trailer[5]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi6OfHCL-L4
Statics information[6]
- Formal statics
- {Formal Statics} calculate by Korean Movie Yearbook(1971~2010)’s statics. Start from 2011, it calculate from Combination Computer Network through regular (Month, Year) date. It could be change.
| Place | Screens | Accrued sales (Share) | Accrued Spectator(Shares) |
| Seoul | 0 | 56,646,000 (84.9%) | 6,858 (85.0%) |
| South Korea | 0 | 66,690,000 (100%) | 8,066 (100%) |
- KOBIS statics
- KOBIS statics gain informations in real time and provide statics. So it could be change by inquiry time.
| Place | Screens | Accrued Sales (Shares) | Accrued Spectator (Shares) |
| Seoul | 355 | 18,349,102,864 (23.7%) | 2,225,205 (22.9%) |
| South Korea | 1,812 | 77,285,949,764 (100%) | 9,702,633 (100%) |
Song ( BGM )
Since A Violent Prosecutor became a famous movie, some of its songs influenced the media a lot; especially, the song Bomba sang by Jessy Matador. This is because Kang Dong Won who plays Chi Won in the movie danced with this song and has greatly influenced the Korean people. It has become a trend in Korea.
Quote
검사님 저는 살면서 단한번도 거짓말을 한적없습니다- “ Prosecutor, I never lied in my life” (Chi Won)
아임스튜핏! 아임 바보등신!! “I’m Stupid!! I’m dumb and foolish!”(Chi Won)
내가 왜 그 고생 하면서 검사뱃지 달았는줄 알아? 너같은 새끼들 합법적으로 잡아 처넣을라고 - “ Do you know why I become a prosecutor? To legally bully gangsters like you” (Byun Jae Wook)
See also
References
- ^ a b "A Violent Prosecutor (Movie - 2015)". Hancinema. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Geomsawejeon (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Tartaglione, Nancy (February 7, 2016). "'Revenant', 'Martian' & More In Global Milestones; 'Kung Fu Panda' Tops $100M In China – Intl Box Office Update". deadline.com. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160214000397
- ^ 민병석 (2016-01-18), Korean Movie A Violent Prosecutor (2016) English Trailer, retrieved 2016-04-10
- ^ "KOFIC 영화관 입장권 통합전산망 :: 일별 박스오피스". www.kobis.or.kr. Retrieved 2016-04-10.