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The Divine Move

Original title: Sin-ui hansu
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.4K
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The Divine Move (2014)
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A professional baduk player infiltrates his local underground gambling scene to avenge his brother's death.A professional baduk player infiltrates his local underground gambling scene to avenge his brother's death.A professional baduk player infiltrates his local underground gambling scene to avenge his brother's death.

  • Director
    • Beom-gu Cho
  • Writer
    • Seong-hyeob Yu
  • Stars
    • Sung-Ki Ahn
    • Greg Chun
    • Marc Diraison
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Beom-gu Cho
    • Writer
      • Seong-hyeob Yu
    • Stars
      • Sung-Ki Ahn
      • Greg Chun
      • Marc Diraison
    • 11User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Sung-Ki Ahn
    Sung-Ki Ahn
    • Joo-nim
    • (as Sung-kee Ahn)
    Greg Chun
    Greg Chun
    • Adari
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Marc Diraison
    Marc Diraison
    • Carpenter Heo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Dorothy Elias-Fahn
    Dorothy Elias-Fahn
    • Open-tail
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Johanna Luis)
    Todd Haberkorn
    Todd Haberkorn
    • Tricks
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Todd Stone)
    Kim In-kwon
    Kim In-kwon
    • Kkong-soo
    Choi Jin-Hyuk
    Choi Jin-Hyuk
    • Sun-soo
    • (as Jin-Hyeok Choi)
    Hae-Kyun Jung
    Hae-Kyun Jung
    • Bullseye
    Ahn Kil-kang
    Ahn Kil-kang
    • Heo Mok-soo
    • (as Kil-Kang Ahn)
    William Frederick Knight
    William Frederick Knight
    • Drunken Christ
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as William Knight)
    Beom-su Lee
    Beom-su Lee
    • Sal-soo
    Ben Lepley
    • Tae-seok
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Erica Lindbeck
    Erica Lindbeck
    • Navel
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Dave Mallow
    Dave Mallow
    • Killer
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Joe Ochman
    Joe Ochman
    • Master Wong
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ben Pronsky
    Ben Pronsky
    • Player
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Lee Si-young
    Lee Si-young
    • Bae-kkob
    Keith Silverstein
    Keith Silverstein
    • Tae-seok's Brother
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Beom-gu Cho
    • Writer
      • Seong-hyeob Yu
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    7/10
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    This film is based around the game of Go (Baduk). Go is considered to be one of, if not the hardest board game to play. It is also considered the oldest board game having originated in China approximately 2500 years ago. Go is a strategic game which requires great focus and presence of mind to capture your opponent. The game is still extremely popular and in this film it is played with high stakes.

    The main character is a professional player and when asked by his brother to help him win a game, things go terribly wrong, his brother is murdered and he ends up in prison. While in prison, he makes fast friends with a mob boss by winning a game against the warden in which the mob boss gets a request granted. He asked the mobster to return him the favor by having his henchmen train him to skillfully fight so that when he leaves prison he can avenge his brother's death. That is the plot of the movie.

    I don't really know much about the game of Go but the folks in this film have made the game a building stone of their criminal enterprise. There is a lot of money, talent and blood wrapped up in this game. Some of the characters are like or dislikeable enough but I think that the film could have benefited from more character building. The action sequences were the highlight. They were quick, well shot and fairly brutal keeping you on the edge of your seat.

    It is a decent film. Check it out if you are looking for a bit of action.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • 神之一手
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $136,707
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $49,057
      • Jul 27, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,926,871
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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