The Chronicles of Evil

The Chronicles of Evil (Korean: 악의 연대기; RR: Akui Yeondaegi) is a 2015 South Korean thriller film written and directed by Beak Woon-hak (or Baek Woon-hak), starring Son Hyun-joo, Ma Dong-seok, Choi Daniel and Park Seo-joon.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The Chronicles of Evil
Theatrical poster
Directed byBeak Woon-hak
Produced byJang Won-seok
Jeong Ui-seok
Written byBeak Woon-hak
StarringSon Hyun-joo
Ma Dong-seok
Choi Daniel
Park Seo-joon
Music byHwang Sang-jun[1]
CinematographyPark Jong-chul
Jung Chul-min
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Production
company
B.A. Entertainment
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$3.4 million
Box officeUS$15.5 million[2]

Plot

Highly decorated homicide detective Choi Chang-sik has an enviable record and the respect of his peers. Days before a promotion, he dozes off on his way home after a celebratory drink with his colleagues. He wakes up to find that his taxi driver has taken him to a remote mountain trail and has pulled a knife on him. The two struggle, and Choi manages to kill the taxi driver in self-defense. Afraid that the incident would negatively impact his career, he covers up the crime scene and flees. The next day, the taxi driver's dead body has been strung up on a crane in front of the police station, and Choi is assigned to the case amidst widespread media attention. Choi's ordeal begins as he tries to misdirect the investigation and remove evidence, to the growing suspicion of rookie detective Cha Dong-jae. Then a man claiming to be the killer turns himself in and threatens to reveal the truth unless Choi reopens an old case.

Cast
  • Son Hyun-joo as Choi Chang-sik
  • Ma Dong-seok as Detective Oh
  • Choi Daniel as Kim Jin-gyu
  • Park Seo-joon as Cha Dong-jae
  • Jung Won-joong as Chief of police
  • Woo Jung Kook as Kim Bong-soo
  • Lee Jun-hyeok as Lee Myeong-cheon
  • Lee Seung-ho as Supporting
  • Jung Joon-won as Myeong-ho
  • Bae Jin-woong as Gambler in the past
  • Ji Dae-han as Apartment man
  • Eom Ji-seong as Cha Dong-jae
  • Han Geu-rim as Traffic situation room female employee
  • Yoon Hee-won as Deputy head of department Kang
  • Jang Joon-nyeong as Autopsy

Release

The Chronicles of Evil was released in South Korean theaters on May 14, 2015. It opened at first place in the box office with 857,000 admissions in its first four days, grossing ₩6.91 billion (US$6.37 million ).[9][10][11] At the end of its run, it grossed a total of ₩17,361,815,332 (US$14,958,245) on 2,192,525 admissions.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
 52nd Grand Bell Awards Best Actor
Son Hyun-joo
 Nominated
Best New Actor
Park Seo-joon
 Nominated
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Nominated
Popular Star Award Won
2016
 52nd Paeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor Nominated

References
  1. Jin, Eun-soo (22 May 2015). "Risk pays off for Evil composer". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20149569
  3. Jin, Eun-soo (15 May 2015). "Review: Never-ending suspense in Chronicles of Evil". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. Won, Ho-jung (13 May 2015). "Herald Review: Chronicles of Evil a study of moral boundaries". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. Jin, Eun-soo (22 April 2014). "Son Hyun-joo to chronicle evil". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. Jin, Eun-soo (21 May 2014). "Big-screen debut for Park?". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  7. Chu, Yanchingsally (6 May 2015). "The Chronicles of Evil Holds The Press Conference". BNTNews. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  8. "Chronicles of Evil Park Seo-joon, "I as an actor got greedy with the character"". Hancinema. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. Ma, Kevin (22 May 2015). "Evil dethrones Avengers in South Korea". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. Jin, Eun-soo (19 May 2015). "Evil edges Ultron off highest spot". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  11. Lee, Hyo-won (26 May 2015). "South Korea Box Office: Mad Max Stays on Top for Second Week". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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