The Executioner

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Movie: The Executioner
Revised romanization: Jiphaengja
Hangul: 집행자
Director: Choi Jin-Ho
Writer: Kim Young-Ok
Producer: Cho Sung-Kyu, Yang Jong-Gon
Cinematographer: Kim Tae-Sung
World Premiere: October 9, 2009 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Runtime: 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Prison / Capital Punishment / Award Winning
Distributor: Sponge, Silver Spoon
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

The first execution will occur in over 12 years at a Korean prison. A delicate atmosphere takes over the prison ....

Notes

"The Executioner" opened #2 at the South Korea Weekly Box Office selling 166,074 tickets on 296 screens and accounting for 16.9% of all tickets sold during its opening Nov. 6th-8th weekend.

Cast



Cho Jae-Hyun	Yoon Kye-Sang
Bae Jong-Ho	Oh Jae-Kyeong



Park In-Hwan	Cha Soo-Yeon	Cho Seong-Ha	Jeon Mi-Sun	Jung Kyung-Ho
Prison Employee Kim	Eun-Joo	Yong-Doo	Yoon-Sun	Prison Employee Jang

Additional Cast Members:

Kim Bong-Gun - President of Real Estate Company
Kim Gun - Jin-Seok
Jung Min-Sung - prison physician
Kim Won-Hae - prisoner convicted of fraud
Kang Suk-Won - prison officer 1
Jo Sun-Mook - black suit
Yoo Hyung-Gwan - section chief
Nam Moon-Chul - Cheon
Jo Soo-Jung - Se-Ra
Lee Hyun-Jo - Prison officer Yang
Samuel Kang - Prison officer
Lee Sang-Hong - gangster prisoner
Son Hee-Soon - victim's mother
Kim Young-Woong - Teacher Choi
Lim Jung-Woon - reporter
Heo Tae-Hee - prosecutor
Sung Nak-Kyung - fraud group 3
Kim Jae-Gun - Sung-Hwan

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Film Festivals

14th (2009) Pusan International Film Festival - Korean Cinema Today - Panorama *World Premiere
2010 (14th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 8-28 *North American Premiere

Awards

AQCC Prize (Honorable Mention): * 2010 (14th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 8-28

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