The Target (film)

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The Target
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Chang
Produced by Im Seung-yong
Seo Woo-sik
Written by Jo Seong-geol
Jeon Cheol-hong
Starring Ryu Seung-ryong
Lee Jin-wook
Yoo Jun-sang
Kim Sung-ryung
Music by Park In-young
Cinematography Choi Sang-muk
Edited by Kim Chang-ju
Production
company
Barunson
Yong Film
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
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  • April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30) (South Korea)
  • May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22) (Cannes)
Running time
 98 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

The Target (Hangul: 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).[1][2] It is a remake of the 2010 French film Point Blank.[3][4][5]

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.[6][7][8]

Plot

Ex-mercenary killer 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.[9]

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[10][11]
  • 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 Hyeon-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.[12][13]

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.[14]

References

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