Dead Man (2024 film)

Dead Man
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
데드맨
Revised RomanizationDedeumaen
Directed byHa Joon-won
Screenplay byHa Joon-won
Starring
CinematographyKim Dong-young
Edited byHan Mi-yeon
Music byMowg
Production
companies
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release date
  • February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$1.7 million[1]

Dead Man (Korean데드맨) is a 2024 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Ha Joon-won, starring Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hee-ae and Lee Soo-kyung. It was released on February 7, 2024.[2]

Premise

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The story of an ace in the so-called barge business world who makes money based on his name, but after being falsely accused of embezzling 100 billion won and forced to live as a "dead person", he goes on a hunt to regain the life that was stolen from him by people who are tied to him with just one name.

Cast

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  • Cho Jin-woong as Lee Man-jae, a man who made a living selling his name but was falsely accused and became a "dead man".
  • Kim Hee-ae as Mrs. Shim (Shim Eun-jo), a consultant who dominates the political world with her natural resourcefulness and tenacity.
  • Lee Soo-kyung as Gong Hee-joo, who vows revenge after losing her father.
  • Choi Soo-young as Hipster, MD of a famous and popular club and is connected to the barge business world.
  • Choi Jae-Woong as Representative Hwang, a member of the National Assembly who has gained infinite trust through his passion and conviction.
  • Park Ho-san as Jo Pil-joo, chairman of the support committee during the day, so-called "Laundry Joe" who launders enormous political funds at night.
  • Kim Won-hae as Gong Moon-sik, who appointed Lee Man-jae to the position of CEO of the venture company Spotek.
  • Lee Si-Hoon as the broker who introduced Lee Man-jae to sell his name.
  • Jeon Moo-song as the sealer who sold him his seal and explained his name.
  • Yoo Yeon-soo as Yoon Seong-su

Production

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Principal photography began in November 2021 and ended in February 2022.

Reception

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Box office

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As of February 7, 2024, Dead Man has grossed $1.7 million with a running total of 237,563 tickets sold.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Dead Man (2024)". KOFIC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ 김, 서윤. "조진웅×김희애 뭉친 '데드맨', 설 연휴 노린다…내달 7일 개봉 확정". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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