Moby Dick (Movie - 2010)

모비딕 (Mo-bi-dik)

Screenplay by Park In-je (박인제), Park Sin-gyoo (박신규)

112min | Release date in South Korea : 2011/06/09

Synopsis
The title of this film may bring to mind Herman Melville’s classic novel, but “Moby Dick” is actually a chilling voyage through Korean history with enough conspiracy theories to make even the most nationalistic viewer question their government.
When a mysterious explosion destroys the fictional Balam Bridge on the outskirts of Seoul, veteran journalist Lee Bang-woo (Hwang Jeong-min) picks up the story and runs with it.
Around the same time, he gets a visit from his old friend Yoon-hyuk (Jin Goo), who offers some highly classified information on the case - that the explosion was no accident and that the government caused it.
Thinking the case is no ordinary job, Lee calls on his fellow reporters Sohn Jin-ki (Kim Sang-ho) and Seong Hyo-kwan (Kim Min-hee) to investigate. But when their investigation uncovers conspiracy after conspiracy, the group begins to question the government and they begin to get threats that could endanger their investigation and their lives.
With a highly esteemed cast of prestigious Korea actors, including Hwang, who is famous for his role in the 2009 film “Private Eye,” this movie is bound to raise some eyebrows and could be the harbinger of Korean films to come.

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Hwang Jung-min
황정민
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Lee Bang-woo
(이방우)
Jin Goo
진구
As
Yoon Hyeok
(윤혁)
Kim Min-hee
김민희
As
Seong Hyo-gwan
(성효관)
Kim Sang-ho
김상호
As
Son Jin-gi
(손진기)
Lee Kyung-young
이경영
As
Professor Jang
(장선생)
Kim Bo-yun
김보연
As
Director Jo
(조부장)

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Produced by

Oh Yeong-seok (오영석)

Park Sin-gyoo (박신규)

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Showbox (쇼박스)

Staff

Park Sin-gyoo (박신규)
Production department

Son Yeong-ho (손영호)
Production department

Kim Sun-min (김선민)
Editor

Won Jin (원진)
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Jung Sung-ho-I (정성호)
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112 min •35mm •Panoramic (1.85)

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Airing dates : 2011/06/09

South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2011.07.03 : 430,928 admissions (total)

As of 2011.06.26 : 425,234 admissions (total)

As of 2011.06.19 : 383,473 admissions (total)

As of 2011.06.12 : 253,022 admissions (total)

As of 2011.06.05 : 11,661 admissions (total)

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