A Hard Day (2014)

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.

Director:

Seong-hun Kim (as Seong-hoon Kim)

Writers:

Seong-hun Kim (as Seong-hoon Kim), Seong-hun Kim (as Seong-hoon Kim)

Stars:

Sun-kyun Lee, Jin-woong Cho, Man-sik Jeong

16 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sun-kyun Lee	...	Det. Ko Gun-soo
Jin-woong Cho	...	Park Chang-min (as Jin-woong Jo)
Man-sik Jeong	...	Det. Choi
Jeong-geun Sin	...	Det. Squad Chief
Suk-Tae Joo	...	Detective Nam
Dong-yeong Kim	...	Detective Do (as Dong-Young Kim)
Jung-eun Heo	...	Min-a
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jang In-sub	...	Policeman
Ha-Suk Jo	...	Lee Kwang-min
Kang-hyeon Kim	...	Young-chul
Seung-hun Kim	...	Chang-min (as Seung-Hoon Kim)
Hee-Seok Lee	...	Cabinet inspection team member
Jae-won Lee	...	Jo Neung-hyun
Sun-Kyun Lee	...	Go Geon-soo
Bo-Gum Park	...	Police Officer Lee

Storyline

Detective Go Geon-soo is having a hard day, and the following events happen to him in less than 24 hours: He receives a divorce notice from his wife. His mother passes away. He and his coworkers are investigated by police inspectors over alleged embezzlement. Then on his way to his mother's funeral, he drives recklessly and commits a fatal hit and run. He tries to cover-up the accident by hiding the man's corpse in his deceased mother's coffin. But someone has been watching all along, and Geon-soo gets a mysterious call from a person claiming that he was the sole witness to the crime, who now begins to threaten him.

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Plot Keywords:

police inspector | dead body in a car trunk | coffin | police | violence | 

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Taglines:

The war for a dirty secret on

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [France] Official site

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

29 May 2014 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

A Hard Day

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Box Office

Gross USA:

$19,004

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,873,404

Company Credits

Production Co:

AD406, DMZ Comics, DMZ Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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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.

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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)

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Connections

Remade as Peace Breaker (2017)

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Soundtracks

Jazz Suite #2 (Waltz)
Written by Dmitri Shostakovich

User Reviews

Murphys law in Korea

A hard day indeed as the international title of the movie goes. One of the best movies I had the pleasure to watch in 2014. If you like you dark humor that is not afraid to go places and a story that twists and turns and gives the viewer (and the main character) new challenges to deal with every other 5 minutes, you're in for a treat.

You may be able to spot a couple of things, but in general this is really a refreshing experience with many action sequences combining "horror" and comedy (that's everyday horror, as in what can go wrong and so forth). A great mixture that allows for set pieces that are original and a genuine funny viewing experience for the audience. I can highly recommend this