| Eye for an Eye | |
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| Hangul | 눈에는 눈 이에는 이 |
| RR | Nuneneun nun ieneun i |
| MR | Nunenŭn nun eienŭn ei |
| Directed by | Ahn Kwon-tae Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Produced by | Chung Tae-won |
| Written by | Ahn Kwon-tae Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Starring | Han Suk-kyu Cha Seung-won |
| Music by | Bang Joon-seok |
| Cinematography | Hong Kyeong-pyo Oh Hyun-je |
| Editing by | Kyeong Min-ho |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment Cinema Epoch (U.S.) |
| Release date(s) | June 30, 2008 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Admissions | 2,073,158 |
| Gross revenue | $12,358,100 |
Eye for an Eye (눈에는 눈 이에는 이 Nuneneun nun ieneun i) is a 2008 South Korean film.
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Veteran police detective Baek Seong-chan is on the verge of retiring to set up his own business. But he is forced to put his plans on hold when ₩1.8 billion is stolen from a bank truck, and then 600 kg of gold from an airport, with the thief having impersonated Baek. The following day he receives a package of the stolen money from the thief, who identifies himself as Ahn Hyeon-min. Baek pursues Ahn, only to discover that he is being used as a pawn in a greater scheme of revenge.
The first half of Eye for an Eye was directed by Ahn Kwon-tae, with the rest completed by Kwak Kyung-taek.[1] Filming took place over a period of seven months on location in Seoul, Jeju Island and Busan, and wrapped on 13 January 2008.[2]
Eye for an Eye was released in South Korea on 30 July 2008,[3] and on its opening weekend was ranked third at the box office with 590,494 admissions.[4] As of 29 September it had received a total of 2,073,158 admissions,[3] with a gross of $12,358,100.[5]