Yeseuteodei (2002)

1990. A number of children suddenly disappear. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense selects an elite group of scientists for a top-secret mission. Then, 30 years later ... The year is 2020 on... See full summary »

Director:

Yun-su Chong

Writer:

Carl Macek (dialogue: English version)

Stars:

Seung-woo Kim, Yunjin Kim, Min-su Choi

Cast

Credited cast:
Seung-woo Kim	...	Suk
Yunjin Kim	...	Hisu (as Yoon-jin Kim)
Min-su Choi	...	Goliath
Seon-a Kim	...	May
So-yeong Jeong	...	Joe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leraldo Anzaldua	...	SI Beard 1 (voice)
Christine M. Auten	...	May (voice) (as Christine Auten)
Greg Ayres	...	Ah-zhou / Walla (voice)
Rick Burford	...	Chief / Psychopath (voice)
Shelley Calene-Black	...	Hisu (voice)
Victor Carsrud	...	Walla (voice)
Luci Christian	...	Dispatch (voice)
Kaytha Coker	...	Insu Aide (voice)
Jason Douglas	...	Goliath (voice)
John Gremillion	...	Ahm / SI Beard 2 / Home Phone Man / Sniped Goliath Subordinate (voice)

Storyline

1990. A number of children suddenly disappear. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense selects an elite group of scientists for a top-secret mission. Then, 30 years later ... The year is 2020 on a reunified Korean Peninsula. A string of murders is committed against retired scientists. The Special Investigations (SI) unit staffed by a crack team from the former North and South Koreas and outfitted with the latest technology is brought in to investigate. The killer, however, far from being deterred, taunts them with a signature pendant at every murder scene. In an act of devilish boldness he even kidnaps the son of the investigation team's leader, Seok. Then, in a stakeout, Seok manages to shoot dead one of the murderer's underlings. Cloaked in the man's clothes, however, is Seok's son, now dead by the hand of his father ... Meanwhile, in the megapolis Intercity, the chief of police is kidnapped right in front of his heavy security detail and the culprit leaves another pendant at the scene. ...

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Plot Keywords:

year 1990 | 1990s | 20th century | year 2020 | 21st century | 

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Taglines:

The battle for the future starts now.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

13+

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place in 2020.

User Reviews

Quite good action and nice tension throughout

I just rented the movie and I hadn't heard about it before. It's nice to see some quite realistic yet action-packed shootout. Notice that you can actually see the bullets making holes in walls (you don't even see that in most Hollywood movies since they seem to think bullets will just bounce off brick-walls...). Some quite good acting and a complex yet sense-making plot (if you can't understand it, watch it again or wait until you've finished high-school..).

You see a quite capable SWAT-team slowly getting decimated all the while hunting a psychotic killer who seems to be constantly hiring new thugs for support too. Most of the background story unfolds only in the end but it makes sense and the tension generated stays fresh throughout. Good work.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site (Korean)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

13 June 2002 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Yesterday

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,589,942

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Miracin Korea Film Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1