Veteran (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| Written by | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| Produced by | Kang Hye-jung Kim Jung-min |
| Starring | Hwang Jung-min Yoo Ah-in Yoo Hae-jin Oh Dal-su |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Music by | Bang Jun-seok |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$5.1 million |
| Box office | US$92 million |
Veteran (Korean: 베테랑; RR: Beterang) is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It drew 13.4 million admissions, making it the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in South Korean cinema history. Veteran also won the Casa Asia Award at the Sitges Film Festival.[9]
A sequel titled I, the Executioner premiered in 2024.
Plot
[edit]Seo Do-cheol is a merciless police detective, who investigates the suicide of a truck driver named Bae, where he learns from Bae's son that Jo Tae-oh, the sadistic third-generation heir to powerful conglomerate Sinjin Group has assaulted Bae as the latter protested against the conglomerate for back-payment. Do-cheol personally begins the investigation, which enrages Tae-oh. Later, Tae-oh uses his influence to make Do-cheol handle another case. He also tries to bribe Do-cheol's wife with the help of his conglomerate's SVP Choi Dae-woong, but she refuses, where Do-cheol threatens Tae-oh after learning this.
Do-cheol takes the help from a reporter to publish the news, but to no avail. Tae-oh hires a logistics contractor named Jeon to finish Do-cheol and also makes the Internal affairs to interrogate him, but is timely saved by his team leader Oh. Do-cheol escapes from a murder attempt by Jeon, where a detective gets stabbed. Using the opportunity, Do-cheol and his team discover evidences and gets approval for the investigation against Tae-oh, but Tae-oh's father and the conglomerate chairman Jo makes Dae-woong to take the blame. With his team's help, Do-cheol learns that Bae was killed after he tried to seek revenge for assaulting him, and was made it as a suicide.
After inquiring Dae-woong, Do-cheol learns that Tae-oh is planning to escape to Singapore. Before leaving, Tae-oh throws a party where he meets his former girlfriend Jeong Da-hye (who is pregnant with his child) and tries to kill her when she abuses him. Do-cheol forms a plan where they plant a false case against Tae-oh for assaulting his girlfriend, and the cops fight with the bodyguards to arrest him. After an intense car chase, Do-cheol and Tae-oh engage in a hand-to-hand combat where despite brutal injuries, Do-cheol manages to arrest Tae-oh, who is later produced for a trial at the Supreme Court along with Dae-woong, and are sentenced to prison. In the hospital, Do-cheol recovers from his injuries and soon returns back to duty.
Cast
[edit]- Hwang Jung-min as Seo Do-cheol[10]
- Yoo Ah-in as Jo Tae-oh[11][12][13]
- Yoo Hae-jin as Choi Dae-woong
- Oh Dal-su as Team leader Oh
- Jang Yoon-ju as Miss Bong[14]
- Kim Shi-hoo as Detective Yoon
- Oh Dae-hwan as Detective Wang
- Jung Woong-in as Driver Bae
- Jung Man-sik as Chief Jeon
- Song Young-chang as Chairman Jo
- Jin Kyung as Joo-yeon
- Yoo In-young as Jeong Da-hye
- Park So-dam as "the youngest"
- Lee Dong-hwi as Yoon Hong-ryeol
- Bae Sung-woo as Used cars business owner
- Chun Ho-jin as Regional investigation unit senior superintendent
- Jang So-yeon as Driver Bae's wife
- Kim Jae-hyeon as Driver Bae's son
- Park Jong-hwan as Team leader Yang
- Uhm Tae-goo as Jo Tae-oh's bodyguard
- Park Ji-hoon as Security manager
- Jo Yeon-hee as Contract worker
- Shin Seung-hwan as Reporter Park
- Yeo Ho-min as Director Kim
- Lee Ye-won as Jo Tae-oh's hair stylist 2
- Park Ji-yoon as News reporter (voice)
- Ahn Gil-kang as Jurisdiction police chief (cameo)
- Ma Dong-seok as Big guy with sportswear (cameo)
- Kim Eung-soo as Adviser Jeong (cameo)
Box office
[edit]Veteran opened in South Korea on August 5, 2015. It grossed ₩21.7 billion (US$18.6 million) from 2.75 million admissions over its first five days of release.[15][16][17] By November 6, it had grossed US$92,077,504 from 13,411,343 admissions and is currently the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in Korean cinema history.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Sequel
[edit]Ryoo Seung-wan and production company Filmmaker R&K confirmed that they agreed to make a sequel, which was supposed to hit theaters within two to three years of announcement.[26][27][28] It was reported that Hwang Jung-min and Oh Dal-su will reprise their roles, and actor Jung Hae-in is also being considered to succeed Yoo Ah-in as the antagonist.[29] It began filming as Veteran 2 in December 2022 with the cast of Hwang Jung-min, Oh Dal-su, Jang Yoon-ju, Oh Dae-hwan, and Kim Si-hoo.[30] Titled I, the Executioner, it premiered as a midnight screening at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[31]
Remake
[edit]A Chinese remake starring Sun Honglei was scheduled for release in China in 2017.[32] Eventually, the remake The Big Shot was released in 2019 and starred Wang Qianyuan.[33]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Casa Asia Award (Asia Focus - Best Film) |
Veteran | Won | |
| Asia Star of the Year | Yoo Ah-in | Won | ||
| Best Film | Veteran | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Ryoo Seung-wan | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominated | ||
| Best Music | Bang Jun-seok | Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Films of the Year | Veteran | Won | ||
| 15th Korea World Youth Film Festival | Most Favorite Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Won | |
| Most Favorite Film Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won | ||
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Veteran | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Yoo Hae-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jang Yoon-ju | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Ryoo Seung-wan | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum |
Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting | Kim Ho-seong | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound Recording | Kim Chang-seop | Nominated | ||
| Best Film | Veteran | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Hwang Jung-min | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Yoo Hae-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jin Kyung | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Ryoo Seung-wan | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography-Lighting | Choi Young-hwan, Kim Ho-seong |
Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum |
Nominated | ||
| Best Music | Bang Jun-seok | Nominated | ||
| Technical Award | Jung Doo-hong, Jung Yoon-heon (Stunts) |
Nominated | ||
Fashionista Awards
|
Best Male Fashionista in a Movie (First Prize) |
Yoo Ah-in | Won | |
5th SACF Artists of the Year Awards
|
Artistic Impression in Motion Pictures Award | Won | ||
| The Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Top Star Award | Won | ||
| Top Supporting Acting Award | Jin Kyung | Won | ||
| Best Martial Arts Director Award | Jung Doo-hong | Won | ||
16th Busan Film Critics Awards
|
Best Actor | Yoo Hae-jin | Won | |
| Cine 21 Movie Awards | Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won | |
| Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Won | ||
| 2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum |
Won | ||
| Technical Award | Jung Doo-hong, Jung Yoon-heon (Stunts) |
Won | ||
| 2016 | 7th KOFRA Film Awards
|
Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won |
| 11th Max Movie Awards | Best Film | Veteran | Won | |
| Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dal-su | Won | ||
| Yoo Hae-jin | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jin Kyung | Nominated | ||
| Best Poster | Veteran | Nominated | ||
| 10th Asian Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum |
Nominated | ||
| Next Generation Award | Yoo Ah-in | Won | ||
| 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dal-su | Nominated | |
| Technical Award | Choi Young-hwan | Nominated | ||
| 36st Golden Cinematography Awards | Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in | Won | |
| Cinematography Award - Gold Prize | Choi Young-hwan | Won | ||
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | Veteran | Nominated | |
| Best Director (Film) | Ryoo Seung-wan | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay (Film) | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor (Film) | Hwang Jung-min | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Oh Dal-su | Nominated | ||
| 25th Buil Film Awards | Best Film | Veteran | Won | |
| Best Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Hwang Jung-min | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Ryoo Seung-wan | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Won | ||
| Best Music | Bang Jun-seok | Nominated |
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External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Veteran at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Veteran at IMDb
- Veteran at HanCinema
- 2015 films
- 2015 crime comedy films
- 2015 action comedy films
- South Korean action comedy films
- South Korean crime comedy films
- Police detective films
- Films shot in Busan
- Films directed by Ryoo Seung-wan
- 2010s Korean-language films
- South Korean films remade in other languages
- CJ Entertainment films
- 2010s South Korean films