Public Enemy Returns

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Public Enemy Returns
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Hangul
강철중: 공공 1-1
Hanja
강철중: 公共 1-1
Revised Romanization Gang Cheoljung: Gonggongui Jeok 1-1
McCune–Reischauer Kang Ch'ŏlchung: Konggongŭi Chŏk 1-1
Directed by Kang Woo-suk
Written by Jang Jin
Produced byKim Joo-sung
Jeong Seon-yeong
Starring Sol Kyung-gu
Jung Jae-young
CinematographyKim Sung-bok
Edited by Ko Im-pyo
Music by Jo Yeong-wook
Production
company
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release date
  • June 19, 2008 (2008-06-19)
Running time
127 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$27.2 million [1]

Public Enemy Returns is a 2008 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is the sequel and final film to Public Enemy (2002) and Another Public Enemy (2005), also directed by Kang. [2]

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2007 was a poor year for South Korean cinema, largely due to the reduced screen quota from 146 to 73 days as part of the 2007 free trade agreement between the US and South Korea. This resulted in production costs rising, a series of box office failures, and the number of Korean films sold overseas dropping. During May 2008, only 7.8% of films shown in South Korea were Korean, the lowest level since records began in 2000. [3] It was hoped that the Korean film industry might rally behind Public Enemy Returns. [4] [5] The film sold 4,337,983 tickets nationwide and was the 4th most attended film of 2008. [6] [7]

Synopsis

In debt and out of money, Kang Chul-joong (Sol Kyung-gu) is tired of being a cop and looking to retire. But his boss gives him one last case, an investigation of the president of Geo Seong Enterprises, Lee Won-sool (Jung Jae-young), and some recent murders.

Cast

Awards and nominations

2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards [8]
2008 Korean Film Awards
2009 Baeksang Arts Awards

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