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2014 South Korean film
The Target
Theatrical poster
Hangul 표적
Hanja
Revised Romanization Pyojeok
Directed by
Chang Written by
Jo Seong-geol
Jeon Cheol-hong
Produced by
Syd Lim Seo Woo-sik Starring Cinematography Choi Sang-muk Edited by
Kim Chang-ju Music by Park In-young Production companies
Barunson Yong Film
Distributed by
CJ Entertainment Release dates
April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30 ) (South Korea)
May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22 ) (
Cannes )
Running time
98 minutes Country South Korea Language Korean Box office US$19.9 million
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The Target (
Korean : 표적 ;
RR : Pyojeok ) is a 2014
South Korean
action
thriller film starring
Ryu Seung-ryong ,
Lee Jin-wook ,
Yoo Jun-sang and
Kim Sung-ryung , and directed by Yoon Hong-seung (who also goes by the
pseudonym
Chang ).
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[3] It is a
remake of the 2010 French film
Point Blank .
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Released on April 30, 2014 in South Korea, the film was also shown out of competition in the Midnight Screenings section at the
2014 Cannes Film Festival .
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Plot
Former
mercenary Yeo-hoon has reformed and is leading a normal life. That is, until he winds up
framed for the death of a prominent
CEO . He escapes, takes a bullet and winds up in a hospital bed. A doctor at the hospital, medical
resident Tae-joon, helps him to escape his pursuers. When Tae-joon's pregnant wife is kidnapped, the two men embark on a dangerous 36-hour chase.
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Cast
Ryu Seung-ryong as Baek Yeo-hoon
Lee Jin-wook as Lee Tae-joon
Yoo Jun-sang as Song Gi-cheol
Kim Sung-ryung as Jung Young-joo
Jo Yeo-jeong as Jung Hee-joo
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Jo Eun-ji as Park Soo-jin
Jin Goo as Baek Sung-hoon
Kim Dae-myung as Jang Gyu-ho
Jang Joon-nyeong as Lee Jeong-soo
Yeom Ji-yeong as Yoo Hyeon-young
Lee Hyun-wook as Jo Sang-woo
Jo Kyeong-hoon as Jang Pil-joo
Kim Tae-hwan as Killer 1
Ki Se-hyeong as Killer 2
Joo Seok-je as Jang Jin-seong
Kim Jong-gu as Chief of police
Byun Sang-yoon as Yeong-joo team member
Yoo Yeong-bok as Yang Dong-seok
Wi Yang-ho as Arch king
Jang Eun-seon as Ob/gyn female doctor
Shin Dam-soo as Drunk
Kim Young-jae as Prosecutor
Box office
The Target was released on April 30, 2014. It had a solid opening despite placing third at the box office, behind
The Fatal Encounter (another Korean film released on the same day) and
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 . With a market share of 21.5%, it attracted 1.35 million admissions and ₩6.63 billion (US$6.46 million ) in its first week.
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On its second week, the film rose to second place at the box office, for a total of more than 2 million admissions from 716 screens nationwide.
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References
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dead link ]
^ Lee, Eun-sun (15 May 2014).
"Family matters a focus in Yoon's action film" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-05-16 .
^ Cremin, Stephen (22 May 2014).
"Chang and Kim Seong-ryeong on Target" .
Film Business Asia . Archived from
the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-27 .
^ Ji, Yong-jin (9 May 2013).
"RYU Seung-ryong Confirms He Will Appear in Remake of POINT BLANK" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Tae, Sang-joon (7 November 2013).
"Korean POINT BLANK Remake Goes Into Production" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Kim, Hee-eun (20 March 2014).
"Ryu returns with murder mystery film" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Conran, Pierce (18 April 2014).
"A GIRL AT MY DOOR Invited to Un Certain Regard" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Lee, Claire (18 April 2014).
"Three Korean films to be featured at Cannes" .
The Korea Herald . Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Conran, Pierce (27 May 2014).
"Cannes Title THE TARGET Sells for CJ" . Korean Cinema Today . Retrieved 2014-06-05 .
^ Conran, Pierce (11 February 2014).
"Gaumont and CJ Partner on THE TARGET" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Kang, Jung-yeon (25 September 2013).
"Cho Yeo-jeong Takes Part in Ryu Seung-ryong's Action Pic" . TenAsia . Archived from
the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Lee, Sun-min (26 September 2013).
"Jo Yeo-jung picked for two movies" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-04-25 .
^ Ma, Kevin (6 May 2014).
"Fatal Encounter has year's best opening" .
Film Business Asia . Retrieved 2014-05-20 .
^ Conran, Pierce (7 May 2014).
"THE FATAL ENCOUNTER Scores Biggest Korean Opening of 2014" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2014-05-20 .
^ Kim, Hee-eun (13 May 2014).
"Hyun Bin's Fatal Encounter a box-office winner" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-05-20 .
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