The Prison (2017 film)

The Prison (Korean: 프리즌; RR: Peurijeun; lit. Prison) is a 2017 South Korean prison action film directed by Na Hyun and starring Han Suk-kyu and Kim Rae-won. It was released on March 23, 2017.[2][3][4][5][6]

The Prison
Promotional Poster
Directed byNa Hyun
Produced byChoi Ji-yoon
Screenplay byNa Hyun
StarringHan Suk-kyu
Kim Rae-won
Music byBang Jun-seok
CinematographyHong Jae-sik
Edited byKim Chang-joo
Production
company
Curo Holdings
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$21.2 million[1]

Plot

Story about a former detective Song Yoo-gun (Kim Rae-won) who enters a prison as a convict in order to meet a man who is known as "The King" among the inmates, so he can reveal the truth about his older sibling's death.[7]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Others
  • Han Sung-Yong as Gye-shik
  • Han Joo-wan
  • Cha Yup as Baek-jung
  • Choi Sung-won
  • Song Kyung-chul as Mr. Yang
  • Kwak Min-ho as Hak-gyu
  • Park Jin-woo as Teacher Oh
  • Jun Bae-soo
  • Lee Chang-hee as Control room prison officer 1
  • Na Kwang-hoon
  • Yeon Song-ha
  • Kim Kwang-hyun
  • Seo Ho-chul
  • Yoo Jung-ho as Seo Ki-tae
  • Hyun Bong-shik as Agupae
  • Kim Seung-hoon
  • Park Jong-soo
  • Byun Jung-hyun
  • Lee Yong-jik
  • Yun Byung-hee
  • Bae Myung-jin
  • Kang Shin-il
  • Lee Sang-min

Production

The film marks the directing debut of Na Hyun, a veteran scriptwriter in the Korean film industry.[8]

According to its distribution company Showbox, "The Prison" has been sold to 62 different countries. Showbox has sealed several deals on the film. After the film's launch at AFM, It will go to Well Go USA for North America, JBG Pictures for Australia, New Zealand and the UK, Lemon Tree for China, Viva Communication for the Philippines, and Movie Cloud for Taiwan. Showbox held a market screening for film on February 11, 2017 during EFM.[9][10][11]

"The Prison" was invited to compete in the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival that ran from April 4–16, 2017 and the Far East Film Festival that ran from April 21–29, 2017 in Udine, Italy.[11]

Test shoots began on January 27, 2016. Filming began on February 14 and ended on May 22, 2016.

References
  1. http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20162181
  2. "김래원-한석규, '더 프리즌' 출연 확정..테스트 촬영 – 스타뉴스". star.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  3. "[단독]김래원, 한석규와 일대일 연기대결 '더프리즌' 물망". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  4. 선보여, 드디어 만났다…김래원-한석규, '프리즌'서 감옥 느와르 (2017-02-14). "드디어 만났다…김래원-한석규, '프리즌'서 감옥 느와르 선보여". 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  5. "'프리즌' 김래원 "한석규 선배와 호흡, 신경 많이 썼다"". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  6. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170313000721
  7. "한석규 VS 김래원, 연기파 배우들의 격돌 [더 프리즌]". 1boon (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  8. "HAN Suk-kyu and KIM Rae-won Go to THE PRISON". www.koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  9. "THE PRISON Locks Up Sales for Showbox". www.koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  10. "South Korean Film 'The Prison' Sells to Multiple Territories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  11. "Local film 'The Prison' presold to 62 countries". Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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