The Mayor (Movie - 2016)

특별시민 (teuk-byeol-si-min)

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

130min | Release date in South Korea : 2017/04/26

Also known as "Special Citizen"
Crank in : 2016/04/28
Synopsis
Byeon (Choi Min-sik), the Mayor of Seoul who is in his second term, announces his plans to run for mayor again while hinting his political party of his ultimate goal to run for the presidency. A heavily-resourced campaign team is formed, headed by the campaign manager Shim (Kwak Do-won) who is known as a crafty politician, while Park (Shim Eun-kyung), a young prodigy from advertising, is recruited for fresh perspectives in the re-election campaign. But one obstacle after another is thrown their way while his opposing candidate is in the lead. And soon, the dirty realities of politics soil everyone’s hands.

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Choi Min-sik
최민식
As
Byeon Jong-goo
(변종구)
Kwak Do-won
곽도원
As
Sim Hyeok-soo
(심혁수)
Shim Eun-kyung
심은경
As
Park Kyeong
(박경)
Moon So-ri
문소리
As
Je-i
(제이)
Ra Mi-ran
라미란
As
Yang Jin-joo
(양진주)
Ryu Hye-young
류혜영
As
Im Min-seon
(임민선)

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[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Mayor"
2017/05/06
Jong-goo (played by Choi Min-sik) is the mayor of Seoul, who is in the midst of running for his third term in office. Why exactly Jong-goo is so determined to hold on to power is...unclear. At this point Jong-goo seems to be working by inertia alone. The notion that he could ever not possibly be the most powerful man in the room is abhorrent to Jong-goo. To the man's credit, he does tend to only utilize his awesome political powers in the case of an emergency. There's a lot of those in an election year, as young campaign staffperson Kyeong (played by Shim Eun-kyung) learns to her slow dismay,...More

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Produced by

Park Sin-gyoo (박신규)

Staff

Kim Sang-soo (김상수)
Production department

Park Sin-gyoo (박신규)
Production department

Kim Chang-joo (김창주)
Editor

Kim Tae-sung-I (김태성)
Cinematographer

Song Jae-ho-I (송재호)
Lighting/cinematography department

Jung Chang-hyun (정창현)
Martial arts team

Shin Jae-myung (신재명)
Martial arts

Choo Hyeon-kyeong (추현경)
Martial arts team

Jung Sung-ho-I (정성호)
Stunt/martial arts department

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130 min

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Airing dates : 2017/04/26

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

As of 2017.06.11 : 1 362 434 admissions (total)

As of 2017.06.04 : 1 361 734 admissions (total)

As of 2017.05.14 : 1 357 388 admissions (total)

As of 2017.05.07 : 1 334 247 admissions (total)

As of 2017.04.30 : 904 416 admissions (total)

As of 2017.04.23 : 4 374 admissions (total)

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