Dead Man (2024 film)
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| Hangul | 데드맨 |
| Revised Romanization | Dedeumaen |
| Directed by | Ha Joon-won |
| Screenplay by | Ha Joon-won |
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| Cinematography | Kim Dong-young |
| Edited by | Han Mi-yeon |
| Music by | Mowg |
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| Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$1.7 million[1] |
Dead Man (Korean: 데드맨) 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
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
- 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
Principal photography began in November 2021 and ended in February 2022.
Reception
Box office
As of February 7, 2024, Dead Man has grossed $1.7 million with a running total of 237,563 tickets sold.[3]
References
- ^ "Dead Man (2024)". KOFIC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ 김, 서윤. "조진웅×김희애 뭉친 '데드맨', 설 연휴 노린다…내달 7일 개봉 확정". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved January 24, 2024.