Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)

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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
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Theatrical release poster
Hangul
허삼관
Revised Romanization Heosamgwan
Directed by Ha Jung-woo
Screenplay byKim Ju-ho
Ha Jung-woo
Yoon Jong-bin
Based on Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
by Yu Hua
Produced byAhn Dong-kyu
Go Seung-hee
Starring
CinematographySo Jung-oh
Edited by Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byKim Jeong-beom
Distributed by Next Entertainment World
Release date
  • January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
Running time
123 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$9.2 million
Box officeUS$6.6 million [1]

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Korean : 허삼관; Hanja : 許三觀; RR : Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean drama film based on the 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua. [2] [3] [4] The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, who also starred in the film alongside Ha Ji-won. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Contents

Plot

Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.

Cast

Box office

The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed ₩4.59 billion (US$4.26 million) from 582,000 admissions in its first five days. [13] At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of ₩7,405,659,269 from 955,206 admissions.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResult
2015
15th Gwangju International Film Festival Excellent Asia-Pacific Young Director Award Ha Jung-woo Nominated
2016
11th Max Movie AwardsBest New Actor Nam Da-reum Nominated

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