The Traffickers
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| Hangul | 공모자들 |
| Hanja | 共謀者들 |
| Revised Romanization | Gongmojadeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kongmochadŭl |
| Directed by | Kim Hong-sun |
| Produced by |
Choi Yeon-ju Choi Hyeon-muk Kim Seong-geun |
| Written by |
Kim Sang-myung Kim Hong-sun |
| Starring |
Im Chang-jung Choi Daniel |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
| Cinematography | Yun Nam-ju |
| Editing by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Distributed by | TimeStory/Cinus Entertainment |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩3.0 billion |
| Box office | ₩12,240,990,500 |
The Traffickers (Hangul: 공모자들; RR: Gongmojadeul) is a 2012 South Korean crime thriller starring Im Chang-jung, Choi Daniel, Oh Dal-su and Jo Yoon-hee. It takes place in six hours on a passenger boat with an ongoing black-market organ-trafficking operation, and a desperate husband out to find his missing wife.[1][2][3]
Plot
After his best friend dies in an unexpected accident, black market dealer Young-gyu decides to wash his hands off his illegal activities and start a new life with his girlfriend Yu-ri. But his dream stalls when he learns that Yu-ri needs money for her father's surgery. To help her out, Young-gyu decides to do the job one last time. His smuggling ring operates out of a boat that runs between Korea and China, picking victims from its voyager pool and harvesting their organs.[4]
Meanwhile, a married couple, Sang-ho and Chae-hee, boards Young-gyu's passenger boat heading to Weihai, China. That very evening, just when the boat enters international sea waters where countries' laws cannot be enforced, Chae-hee goes missing and all her pictures and belongings vanishes without a trace.[5][6]
Young-gyu finds Yu-ri on the same ship, and she claims to be the only witness to Chae-hee's disappearance.
Cast
- Im Chang-jung - Young-gyu
- Choi Daniel - Sang-ho
- Oh Dal-su - Kyung-jae / "Old Man"
- Jo Yoon-hee - Yu-ri
- Jung Ji-yoon - Chae-hee
- Jo Dal-hwan - Joon-sik
- Lee Young-hoon - Dae-woong
- Shin Seung-hwan - Dong-bae
- Choi Il-hwa - Chul-soo
- Lee Moon-soo - Dr. Oh
- Heo Joon-seok - victim in prologue
- Kim Jae-hwa - Gong Choon-ja
- Go Jung-il - customs officer
- Yoon Sang-ho - boat crew member
- Song Yi-joo - Inspector Jang
- Park Se-yeong - Min-seo
- Park Sung-taek - Choi
- Park Il-mok - office head
- Son Jong-hak - company chairman
- Gong Jung-hwan - Yong-chul
- Oh Sang-jin - police station officer
- Ra Mi-ran - female courier 1
- Shin Hye-jeong - female courier 2
Awards and nominations
- Best New Director - Kim Hong-sun
- Nomination - Best New Actress - Jung Ji-yoon
2012 Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards[7]
- Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film - Im Chang-jung
References
- ↑ Cho, Jae-eun (24 August 2012). "Thriller with brains: Traffickers tackles human organ market". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Mi-ji (14 September 2012). "Traffickers Lim Chang Jung tells behind story". StarN News. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (4 March 2013). "Traffickers". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ↑ "The Traffickers (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Suk, Monica (23 July 2012). "Human trafficking film The Traffickers to open in August". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Tae-ho (3 September 2012). "The Traffickers steals No. 1 spot from My Neighbor at local box office". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Winners - Film category". 20th KCEA Awards. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
External links
- Official website
- The Traffickers at HanCinema
- The Traffickers at the Korean Movie Database
- The Traffickers at the Internet Movie Database