Jail Breakers (Korean: 광복절 특사; RR: Gwangbokjeol teuksa) is a 2002 South Korean comedy film directed by Kim Sang-jin and starring Sol Kyung-gu, Cha Seung-won and Song Yoon-ah.[2][3] It was a box office hit with a total of 3,073,919 admissions nationwide, making it the 4th highest grossing Korean film of 2002.[4]
| Jail Breakers | |
|---|---|
 Jail Breakers poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 광복절 특사 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangbokjeol teuksa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangbokchŏl t‘ŭksa |
| Directed by | Kim Sang-jin |
| Written by | Park Jung-woo |
| Produced by | Kang Woo-suk |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jeong Kwang-seok |
| Edited by | Ko Im-pyo |
| Music by | Sohn Moo-hyun |
Production company | Director's Home Pictures |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$17,797,711[1] |
Plot edit
Two long-term prisoners manage to break out of jail by tunneling underneath the prison wall with a spoon. Upon returning to society, they read in the newspaper that they are scheduled to be pardoned under a special amnesty on the very next day. The desperate warden agrees to pretend nothing happened if they can break back into prison unnoticed.
Cast edit
- Sol Kyung-gu as Yu Jae-pil
- Cha Seung-won as Choi Mu-seok
- Song Yoon-ah as Han Gyeong-sun
- Kang Sung-jin as Yong Mun-sin
- Kang Shin-il as Prison warden
- Yoo Hae-jin as Police officer
- Lee Hee-do as Director
- Park Jeong-hak as FM
- Jang Tae-sung as Cheol-gu
- Kim Young-woong as Head of academic affairs
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Song Yoon-ah | Won | [5] |
| Best Screenplay | Park Jung-woo | Won | |||
| 2003 | 39th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Cha Seung-won | Won | |
| 40th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Song Yoon-ah | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Jeong Kwang-seok | Won | |||
| 11th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Song Yoon-ah | Won |
References edit
- ^ "Gwangbokjeol teuksa (Jail Breakers)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Jail Breakers". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Elley, Derek (2 December 2002). "Review: Jail Breakers". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2002". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Jail Breakers (No. 815) - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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