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Brothers in Heaven

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Brothers in Heaven
Theatrical poster
Directed byPark Hee-jun
Screenplay byPark Hee-jun
Produced byBaek Tae-whan
StarringSung Hoon
Jo Han-sun
Yoon So-yi
Release dates
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Brothers in Heaven (Korean돌아와요 부산항애), originally titled Come Back to Busan Port, is a 2017 South Korean action crime film starring Sung Hoon, Jo Han-sun and Yoon So-yi and directed by Park Hee-jun.

Plot

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Twin brothers who were separated soon after being orphaned as young children struggle to reconcile after many years of not knowing each other. Taeju is a police officer and Taesung is a local gang leader, but both end up being in love with the same woman. The film is set in Busan.[1][2]

Cast

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Production

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The film was directed by Park Hee-jun. Although falling in the action crime genre,[3] it also contains hidden philosophical symbols referring to religious allegories.[4]

The working title was Come back to Busan Port, the name of a famous song by Korean singer Cho Yong-pil.[4]

Release

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Brothers in Heaven had its premiere in the Special Screenings section at the Hiroshima International Film Festival[5][4] in Japan on November 26, 2017, and went on general release on January 17, 2018.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "BROTHERS IN HEAVEN (2018)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "[Photos + Video] Brothers Ripped Apart Struggle When They Meet Again in Brothers in Heaven". Hancinema. December 8, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Weatherspoon, Christopher (January 15, 2018). "Korean Thriller Bows on January 19 in SE Asia". Korean Film Council. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Brotherly Love in "Brother's Heaven"". HIFF (in Japanese). November 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Brothers in Heaven". HIFF (in Japanese). Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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