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A Hard Day

Original title: Ggeutggaji ganda
  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
15K
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Lee Sun-kyun in A Hard Day (2014)
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After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
15K
YOUR RATING
    • Seong Hun Kim
    • Lee Hae-jun(adaptation)
    • Seong Hun Kim
  • Stars
    • Lee Sun-kyun
    • Cho Jin-woong
    • Man-sik Jeong
    • Seong Hun Kim
    • Lee Hae-jun(adaptation)
    • Seong Hun Kim
  • Stars
    • Lee Sun-kyun
    • Cho Jin-woong
    • Man-sik Jeong
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 64User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    Lee Sun-kyun in A Hard Day (2014)
    Cho Jin-woong in A Hard Day (2014)
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    Lee Sun-kyun in A Hard Day (2014)
    Lee Sun-kyun in A Hard Day (2014)
    Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong in A Hard Day (2014)
    Lee Sun-kyun in A Hard Day (2014)
    Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong in A Hard Day (2014)
    Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong in A Hard Day (2014)
    Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong in A Hard Day (2014)

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    Lee Sun-kyun
    Lee Sun-kyun
    • Det. Ko Gun-soo
    • (as Seon-gyun Lee)
    Cho Jin-woong
    Cho Jin-woong
    • Park Chang-min
    • (as Jin-woong Jo)
    Man-sik Jeong
    Man-sik Jeong
    • Det. Choi
    Shin Jeong-geun
    Shin Jeong-geun
    • Det. Squad Chief
    Kim Dong-young
    Kim Dong-young
    • Detective Do
    Joo Suk-tae
    • Detective Nam
    Heo Jung-eun
    • Min-a
    Park Bo-gum
    Park Bo-gum
    • Police Officer Lee
    Shin Dong-mi
    Shin Dong-mi
    • Ko Gun-soo's younger sister
    Jo Ha-seok
    Jo Ha-seok
    • Lee Kwang-min
    • (as Ha-Suk Jo)
    Lee Hee-seok
    • Cabinet inspection team member
    Jang In-sub
    • Policeman
    Lee Jae-won
    Lee Jae-won
    • Jo Neung-hyun
    Kim Kang-hyeon
    • Young-chul
    Kim Seung-hun
    • Chang-min
    • (as Seung-hoon Kim)
      • Seong Hun Kim
      • Lee Hae-jun(adaptation)
      • Seong Hun Kim
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film was selected to compete in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
    • Quotes

      Park Chang-min: There are 2 types of humans. One who lowers his tail before the alpha. And the one who tries hard after a beat. Which one are you?

      Go Geon-soo: Are you a cop?

      Park Chang-min: Didn't I give you a jolt? That sinking feeling.

      Go Geon-soo: What do you want?

      Park Chang-min: That was the most important and smart thing you've ever said. What I want? It's simple.

    • Crazy credits
      The tone of the cellphone is Jazz Suite #2 (Waltz) of Dmitri Shostakovich, known for being the man theme of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    • Connections
      Remade as Peace Breaker (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Jazz Suite #2 (Waltz)
      Written by Dmitri Shostakovich

    User reviews64

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    7/10
    Refreshing Korean crime thriller with original black humor
    I usually do not like Korean movies – it is either too violent or too sensational with scripts that generally lacks originality - but this one is quite good: very interesting plot with lots of twists and suspense and humor.

    The movie centers around a divorced cop, Go Geon-soo (Lee Sun Gyun), on the day of his mom's funeral when he accidentally kills a pedestrian. Since he is in a hurry, he decides to put the corpse into her coffin and deal with it later. Strange calls starts to come into the police station and Go is threatened by a man who claims to be a witness of the accident. Meanwhile, Go is assigned to investigate this accident where pedestrian seems to be an important person in the police's wanted list.

    Just the packed elements within the case are interesting to follow. Then with all the twists and surprises it is engaging throughout to watch. Excellent directing with a brisk tempo which leads you deep the puzzle. The story is easy to follow but the mood is not serious or heavy because every now and then there is always something funny that make you chuckle/surprise or awe.

    I like the camera-work too which always leads the audience to see from a different angle. The framing is artistically pleasant, including a lengthened aerial shot of a chase scene up a flight of stairs and across traffic. I literally held my breath to watch that one.

    Corrupted police are everywhere but how the script presents the story is very interesting and it is kind of fun to put all the coincidences together to make a coherent story with some clever types of black humor.

    The actors are quite good too. The only complaint I have is perhaps too much violence in certain scene – though it is probably mild compared to other violent Korean movies I have seen.

    If you like witty laugh and suspense you would not be disappointed.
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    • Kicino
    • Dec 3, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 29, 2014 (South Korea)
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (France)
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      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • AD406
      • Dasepo Club
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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