Heung-boo: The Revolutionist

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Heung-boo: The Revolutionist
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Hangul
흥부
Revised Romanization Heungbu
Directed by Cho Geun-hyun
Written by Baek Mi-kyung
Based on Heungbu and Nolbu
Produced byPark Sun-jin
Choi Yeon-ju
Starring Jung Woo
Kim Joo-hyuk
Jung Jin-young
Jung Hae-in
CinematographyPark Jae-in
Edited by Kim Chang-ju
Music byLee Byung-hoon
Production
companies
Gung Film Production
Valentine Film
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment
Release date
  • February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$3.1 million [1]

Heung-boo: The Revolutionist is a 2018 South Korean historical drama film directed by Cho Geun-hyun and starring Jung Woo, Kim Joo-hyuk, Jung Jin-young and Jung Hae-in. It is based on the Korean folk tale Heungbu and Nolbu . [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Plot

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, the film follows an author who writes a novel to find his lost brother. On his travels he encounters a nobleman, who enlightens him.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Special appearance

Production

Principal photography began on May 11, 2017, and ended on August 18, 2017. [7] [8]

Release and reception

The VIP premiere for the film was held on February 12, 2018, with the participation of the main cast and invitees. [9]

The film was released in South Korea on February 14, 2018. [10]

In the first weekend of Korean Box Office, Heung-boo: The Revolutionist was ranked fourth and had sold 211,590 tickets. [11] The film had earned US$2.51 million during the first five days since its release. [12]

By the end of the February, the film was seen by 410,000 viewers. [13]

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