The Prison
| The Prison | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Na Hyun |
| Produced by | Choi Ji-yoon |
| Screenplay by | Na Hyun |
| Starring |
Han Suk-kyu Kim Rae-won |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$21million[1] |
The Prison (Hangul: 프리즌; RR: Peurizeun; lit. Prison) is a 2017 South Korean crime action film directed by Na Hyun and starring Han Suk-kyu and Kim Rae-won. It was released on March 23, 2017.[2][3][4][5][6]
Plot
Story about a former detective Song Yoo-gun (Kim Rae-won) who enters a prison as a convict in order to meet a man who is known as The King among the inmates so he can reveal the truth about his younger sibling's death.[7]
Cast
Main
- Han Suk-kyu as Jung Ik-ho
- Kim Rae-won as Song Yoo-gun
Supporting
- Jung Woong-in as Manager Kang
- Jo Jae-yoon as Hong-pyo
- Kim Sung-kyun as Dr. Kim
- Shin Sung-rok as Chang-gil
- Lee Geung-young as General manager Bae
Others
- Han Sung-Yong as Gye-shik
- Han Joo-wan
- Cha Yup as Baek-jung
- Choi Sung-won
- Song Kyung-chul as Mr. Yang
- Kwak Min-ho as Hak-gyu
- Park Jin-woo as Teacher Oh
- Jun Bae-soo
- Lee Chang-hee as Control room prison officer 1
- Na Kwang-hoon
- Yeon Song-ha
- Kim Kwang-hyun
- Seo Ho-chul
- Yoo Jung-ho as Seo Ki-tae
- Hyun Bong-shik as Agupae
- Kim Seung-hoon
- Park Jong-soo
- Byun Jung-hyun
- Lee Yong-jik
- Yun Byung-hee
- Bae Myung-jin
- Kang Shin-il
Production
The film marks the directing debut of Na Hyun, a veteran scriptwriter in the Korean film industry.[8]
According to its distribution company Showbox, "The Prison" has been sold to 62 different countries. Showbox has sealed several deals on the film. After the film's launch at AFM, It will go to Well Go USA for North America, JBG Pictures for Australia, New Zealand and the UK, Lemon Tree for China, Viva Communication for the Philippines and Movie Cloud for Taiwan. Showbox held a market screening for film on February 11, 2017 during EFM.[9][10][11]
"The Prison" has been invited to compete in the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival that runs from April 4–16, 2017 and the Far East Film Festival set to run from April 21–29, 2017 in Udine, Italy.[11]
Test shoots began on January 27, 2016. Filming began on February 14 and ended on May 22, 2016.
References
- ↑ http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20162181
- ↑ "김래원-한석규, '더 프리즌' 출연 확정..테스트 촬영 – 스타뉴스". star.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ↑ "[단독]김래원, 한석규와 일대일 연기대결 '더프리즌' 물망". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ↑ 선보여, 드디어 만났다…김래원-한석규, '프리즌'서 감옥 느와르 (2017-02-14). "드디어 만났다…김래원-한석규, '프리즌'서 감옥 느와르 선보여". 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ↑ "'프리즌' 김래원 "한석규 선배와 호흡, 신경 많이 썼다"". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170313000721
- ↑ "한석규 VS 김래원, 연기파 배우들의 격돌 [더 프리즌]". 1boon (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ↑ "HAN Suk-kyu and KIM Rae-won Go to THE PRISON". www.koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ↑ "THE PRISON Locks Up Sales for Showbox". www.koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ↑ "South Korean Film 'The Prison' Sells to Multiple Territories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- 1 2 "Local film 'The Prison' presold to 62 countries". Retrieved 2017-03-15.
External links
- The Prison at Well Go USA Entertainment
- The Prison at the Korean Movie Database
- The Prison on IMDb
- The Prison at HanCinema
- The Prison at Naver
- The Prison at Daum