The Discloser

The Discloser
International poster
Hangul	1급기밀
Literal meaning	Top Secret
Revised Romanization	Il-geup-gi-mil
Directed by	Hong Ki-seon
Written by	Ahn Young-soo
Produced by	Choi Kang-hyuk
Starring	Kim Sang-kyung Kim Ok-vin Choi Moo-sung Choi Gwi-hwa
Production company	Miin Pictures
Distributed by	Little Big Pictures
Release dates	July 20, 2017 (2017-7-20)(BiFan) January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)(South Korea) [1]
Running time	100 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$1.6 million [2]

The Discloser is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Hong Ki-seon. The film stars Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Ok-vin, Choi Moo-sung and Choi Gwi-hwa. ^{[3] [4]}

Plot

The story of an investigative reporter and former colonel delving into military secrets to uncover the source of a corruption case.

Cast

• Kim Sang-kyung as Park Dae-ik
• Kim Ok-vin as Kim Jung-sook
• Choi Moo-sung as Cheon Hyeon-seok
• Lee Hang-na as Hee-kyung
• Choi Gwi-hwa as Nam Seon-ho
• Shin Seung-hwan
• Lee Ji-won as Park Shi-won
• Choi Go as Young-woo's son
• Jung Il-woo as Kang Young-woo
• Kwon Han-sol as Bank employee

Production and release

The Discloser was director Hong Ki-seon's fourth and last feature film, and his first film in 8 years. ^[5] He died of a heart attack in December 2016 at the age of 59 (three days after he finished filming The Discloser). ^[6]

The Discloser had its world premiere in the "Hong Ki-seon: The Cinema Beyond Suppression" category at the 21st Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival on July 20, 2017. The film was released in theaters on January 24, 2018. ^[7]

Reception

Yoon Min-sik of The Korea Herald praised the solid plot and dark and gritty tone of the film, as well as Choi Gwi-ha's performance as the antagonist in the film. Despite following the good versus evil format to some extent, the film hits the audience right on the head with its grounded atmosphere. ^[8]

Awards and nominations

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
38th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Special Award	Hong Ki-seon	Won	[9]

References

1. "[Oh!쎈 컷] '1급기밀' 김상경X김옥빈, 연기파 배우들의 환상 시너지". Chosun (in Korean). 20 July 2020.
2. "The Discloser (2018)". koreanfilm.or.kr.
3. 김옥빈, 영화 ‘일급기밀’ 캐스팅…보도국 기자 변신. mk.co.kr (in Korean). 4 August 2016.
4. "KIM Ok-vin, KIM Sang-Kyung Unearth TOP SECRET INFORMATION". Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 August 2016.
5. "'Itaewon Homicide' director Hong dies". Korea JoongAng Daily. 16 December 2016.
6. "Bucheon film fest kicks off with big lineup of Korean work". Korea Herald.
7. "The Discloser". BIFAN.
8. "[Herald Review] Do ask, do tell". Korea Herald. 14 January 2018.
9. [공식]이성민·한지민 '영평상' 남녀주연상…'1987' 작품상. Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 22, 2018.

External links

• The Discloser at HanCinema
• The Discloser at IMDb
• The Discloser at Naver Movies (in Korean)
• The Discloser at Daum (in Korean)