His Last Gift

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His Last Gift
Directed by Kim Yeong-joon
Produced by Jeong Tae-won
Jo Seon-mook
Kim Jong-hyeon
Written by Bom Ee-hwan
Kim Tae-kwan
Kim Seon-mi
Starring Shin Hyun-jun
Heo Joon-ho
Cinematography Lee Sung-je
Editing by Nam Na-yeong
Distributed by Showbox
Release date(s) February 5, 2008
Running time 105 min.
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Admissions 228,120
Gross revenue $1,857,015
Official website
Korean name
Hangul 마지막 선물
Revised Romanization Majimak Seonmul

His Last Gift (마지막 선물, Majimak Seonmul; aka Last Present) is a 2008 South Korean film.

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[edit] Plot

Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, and old friend of Tae-ju's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-girlfriend, Tae-ju realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.

[edit] Cast

  • Shin Hyun-jun ... Kang Tae-joo
  • Heo Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
  • Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee
  • Kwon O-joong ... Dong-hyeon
  • Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae
  • Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo
  • Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo
  • Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
  • Park Min-ji ... Min Hye-yeong
  • Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin
  • Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver
  • Jo Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol
  • Lee Sang-hong ... Scamp
  • Park So-yeon
  • Ha Ji-won ... Hye-yeong (cameo)
  • Ki Joo-bong ... Class monitor (cameo)
  • Kim Myeong-gook ... Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)

[edit] Release

Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-jun and Heo Joon-ho staged a charity concert in Seoul, intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held on January 24, 2008, at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances from K-pop artists Baek Ji-young and KCM, as well as actress Choi Ji-woo. Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request".[1]

His Last Gift was released in South Korea on February 5, 2008,[2] and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555.[3] By March 2 it had grossed a total of $1,857,015,[4] and as of February 10 the total number of tickets sold was 228,120.[5]

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