Veteran (2015 film)

Veteran
	International poster
Directed by	Ryoo Seung-wan
Produced by	Kang Hye-jung ; Kim Jung-min
Written by	Ryoo Seung-wan
Starring	Hwang Jung-min ; Yoo Ah-in
Music by	Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography	Choi Young-hwan
Edited by	Kim Sang-bum ; Kim Jae-bum
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	August 5, 2015;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$5.1 million
Box office	US$92 million

Veteran (Korean: 베테랑; RR: Beterang) is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It drew 13.4 million admissions, making it the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in South Korean cinema history. Veteran also won the Casa Asia Award at the Sitges Film Festival.[9]

Plot

Detective Seo Do-cheol is tough and merciless when it comes to crime. But while investigating a high-profile case, Seo finds out that arrogant young millionaire Jo Tae-oh — the third-generation heir to powerful conglomerate Sinjin Group — is pulling some strings behind the scenes. However, no matter how rigorously Seo's team pursues him, Jo always escapes with the help of his wealth and connections.

Cast

Hwang Jung-min as Seo Do-cheol[10]
Yoo Ah-in as Jo Tae-oh[11][12][13]
Yoo Hae-jin as Choi Dae-woong
Oh Dal-su as Team leader Oh
Jang Yoon-ju as Miss Bong[14]
Kim Shi-hoo as Detective Yoon
Oh Dae-hwan as Detective Wang
Jung Woong-in as Driver Bae
Jung Man-sik as Chief Jeon
Song Young-chang as Chairman Jo
Jin Kyung as Joo-yeon
Yoo In-young as Jeong Da-hye
Park So-dam as "the youngest"
Lee Dong-hwi as Yoon Hong-ryeol
Bae Sung-woo as Used cars business owner
Chun Ho-jin as Regional investigation unit senior superintendent
Jang So-yeon as Driver Bae's wife
Kim Jae-hyeon as Driver Bae's son
Park Jong-hwan as Team leader Yang
Uhm Tae-goo as Jo Tae-oh's bodyguard
Park Ji-hoon as Security manager
Shin Seung-hwan as Reporter Park
Yeo Ho-min as Director Kim
Lee Ye-won as Jo Tae-oh's hair stylist 2
Park Ji-yoon as News reporter (voice)
Ahn Gil-kang as Jurisdiction police chief (cameo)
Ma Dong-seok as Big guy with sportswear (cameo)
Kim Eung-soo as Adviser Jeong (cameo)

Box office

Veteran opened in South Korea on August 5, 2015. It grossed ₩21.7 billion (US$18.6 million ) from 2.75 million admissions over its first five days of release.[15][16][17] By November 6, it had grossed US$92,077,504 from 13,411,343 admissions and is currently the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in Korean cinema history.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

Sequel

Ryoo Seung-wan and production company Filmmaker R&K confirmed that they agreed to make a sequel, which was supposed to hit theaters within two to three years of announcement.[26][27][28]

Remake

A Chinese remake starring Sun Honglei was scheduled for release in China in 2017.[29] Eventually, the remake The Big Shot was released in 2019 and starred Wang Qianyuan.[30]

An Indian Hindi film titled Radhe starring Salman Khan and Disha Patani, a remake of Veteran is under production.[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	48th Sitges Film Festival[9][32]	Casa Asia Award (Asia Focus - Best Film)	Veteran	Won
	3rd Marie Claire Asia Star Awards (20th Busan International Film Festival)	Asia Star of the Year	Yoo Ah-in	Won
	35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[33][34]	Best Film	Veteran	Nominated
		Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
		Best Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Choi Young-hwan	Nominated
		Best Music	Bang Jun-seok	Nominated
		Top 10 Films of the Year	Veteran	Won
	15th Korea World Youth Film Festival	Most Favorite Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Won
	15th Korea World Youth Film Festival	Most Favorite Film Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
	52nd Grand Bell Awards	Best Film	Veteran	Nominated
		Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Yoo Hae-jin	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Jang Yoon-ju	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Jang Yoon-ju	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Choi Young-hwan	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum	Nominated
		Best Lighting	Kim Ho-seong	Nominated
		Best Sound Recording	Kim Chang-seop	Nominated
	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards[35]	Best Film	Veteran	Nominated
		Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
		Best Actor	Hwang Jung-min	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Yoo Hae-jin	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Jin Kyung	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Cinematography-Lighting	Choi Young-hwan, Kim Ho-seong	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum	Nominated
		Best Music	Bang Jun-seok	Nominated
		Technical Award	Jung Doo-hong, Jung Yoon-heon (Stunts)	Nominated
	Fashionista Awards	Best Male Fashionista in a Movie (First Prize)	Yoo Ah-in	Won
	5th SACF Artists of the Year Awards	Artistic Impression in Motion Pictures Award		Won
	The Korea Film Actors Association Awards	Top Star Award		Won
		Top Supporting Acting Award	Jin Kyung	Won
		Best Martial Arts Director Award	Jung Doo-hong	Won
	16th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Actor	Yoo Hae-jin	Won
	Cine 21 Movie Awards	Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
	Cine 21 Movie Awards	Best Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Won
	2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards	Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
		Best Cinematography	Choi Young-hwan	Won
		Best Editing	Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum	Won
		Technical Award	Jung Doo-hong, Jung Yoon-heon (Stunts)	Won
2016	7th KOFRA Film Awards	Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
	11th Max Movie Awards	Best Film	Veteran	Won
		Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
		Best Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Oh Dal-su	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Yoo Hae-jin	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Jin Kyung	Nominated
		Best Poster	Veteran	Nominated
	10th Asian Film Awards	Best Film	Veteran	Nominated
		Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum	Nominated
		Next Generation Award	Yoo Ah-in	Won
	21st Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Oh Dal-su	Nominated
	21st Chunsa Film Art Awards	Technical Award	Choi Young-hwan	Nominated
	36st Golden Cinematography Awards	Best Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Won
	36st Golden Cinematography Awards	Cinematography Award - Gold Prize	Choi Young-hwan	Won
	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Film	Veteran	Nominated
		Best Director (Film)	Ryoo Seung-wan	Won
		Best Screenplay (Film)	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Actor (Film)	Hwang Jung-min	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor (Film)	Oh Dal-su	Nominated
	25th Buil Film Awards	Best Film	Veteran	Won
		Best Director	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Actor	Hwang Jung-min	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ryoo Seung-wan	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Choi Young-hwan	Won
		Best Music	Bang Jun-seok	Nominated

References

Kim, Yeon-ji (7 August 2015). "Director has hope for film industry". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
Won, Ho-jung (1 July 2015). "Veteran actors hope to conquer summer with laughs and action". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
Baek, Byung-yeul (22 July 2015). "Cop action flick Veteran offers pleasure". The Korea Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
Won, Ho-jung (29 July 2015). "Herald Review: Swaggering Veteran pulls no punches". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
Jin, Eun-soo (8 March 2014). "Ryoo casts for Veteran". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Conran, Pierce (20 February 2014). "New RYOO Seung-wan Film Adds Actresses". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Bechervaise, Jason (5 January 2015). "Most anticipated films of 2015". The Korea Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Jin, Eun-soo (26 June 2015). "The likely blockbusters for summer 2015". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Lim, Jeong-yeo (21 October 2015). "Veteran bags top award from Sitges Film Festival". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
"Actor Hwang Jung-min: Moviegoers most important in choosing script". Yonhap. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
Choi, He-suk (17 June 2015). "Yoo Ah-in returns as 'a proper villain'". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Lee, Eun-seon (30 July 2015). "Yoo Ah-in takes turn as a villain". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
"Yu A-in Releases Inner Evil in Veteran". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
Yoon, Sarah (24 June 2015). "Jang Yoon-ju makes acting debut in Veteran". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Ma, Kevin (10 August 2015). "Veteran captures South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
"Veteran Draws 2.8 Million in 1st Week After Release". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
Jin, Eun-soo (18 August 2015). "Veteran dominates over Liberation Day holiday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
Lee, Hyo-won (24 August 2015). "South Korea Box Office: Local Actioner Tops for Third Week, Fantastic Four Debuts in Fourth". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
Noh, Jean (24 August 2015). "S Korea's Assassination, Veteran continue box office rise". Screen Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
"Veteran Set to Hit 10 Million Mark". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
"Korean film Veteran tops 10 mln in attendance". The Korea Herald. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
"Veteran exceeds 10 million viewers". The Korea Times. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
"Another Action Flick Garners Huge Box-Office Success". The Chosun Ilbo. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
"Veteran Moves Up to 6th Most Successful Korean Movie of All-Time". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
"Veteran Keeps Setting New Records". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
Lim, Jeong-yeo (10 September 2015). "Director Ryoo Seung-wan mulls sequel to Veteran". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
"Veteran sequel confirmed". The Korea Times. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
Jin, Min-ji (11 September 2015). "Actors, producers talk Veteran sequel". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
Kil, Sonia (June 15, 2016). "Korea's CJ Entertainment Announces China Production Lineup". Variety. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
"Review: The Big Shot (2019)". Sino-Cinema. January 22, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
"Salman Khan's next is the Hindi remake of Korean cop-thriller Veteran". Bangalore Mirror.
"Veteran Wins Award at Sitges Fest in Spain". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
Park, So-jung (28 October 2015). "The Throne rakes in three film critics' awards". Yonhap. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
Conran, Pierce (2 November 2015). "THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
Kil, Sonia (26 November 2015). "Korea's Blue Dragon Spreads Awards Heat Between Hit Movies and Indie Titles". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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[1] Kim, Yeon-ji (7 August 2015). "Director has hope for film industry". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[2] Won, Ho-jung (1 July 2015). "Veteran actors hope to conquer summer with laughs and action". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[3] Baek, Byung-yeul (22 July 2015). "Cop action flick Veteran offers pleasure". The Korea Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[4] Won, Ho-jung (29 July 2015). "Herald Review: Swaggering Veteran pulls no punches". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

[5] Jin, Eun-soo (8 March 2014). "Ryoo casts for Veteran". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[6] Conran, Pierce (20 February 2014). "New RYOO Seung-wan Film Adds Actresses". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[7] Bechervaise, Jason (5 January 2015). "Most anticipated films of 2015". The Korea Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[8] Jin, Eun-soo (26 June 2015). "The likely blockbusters for summer 2015". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[sitges-9] Lim, Jeong-yeo (21 October 2015). "Veteran bags top award from Sitges Film Festival". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[10] "Actor Hwang Jung-min: Moviegoers most important in choosing script". Yonhap. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

[11] Choi, He-suk (17 June 2015). "Yoo Ah-in returns as 'a proper villain'". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[12] Lee, Eun-seon (30 July 2015). "Yoo Ah-in takes turn as a villain". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[13] "Yu A-in Releases Inner Evil in Veteran". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

[14] Yoon, Sarah (24 June 2015). "Jang Yoon-ju makes acting debut in Veteran". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[15] Ma, Kevin (10 August 2015). "Veteran captures South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[16] "Veteran Draws 2.8 Million in 1st Week After Release". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[17] Jin, Eun-soo (18 August 2015). "Veteran dominates over Liberation Day holiday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[18] Lee, Hyo-won (24 August 2015). "South Korea Box Office: Local Actioner Tops for Third Week, Fantastic Four Debuts in Fourth". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[19] Noh, Jean (24 August 2015). "S Korea's Assassination, Veteran continue box office rise". Screen Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[20] "Veteran Set to Hit 10 Million Mark". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[21] "Korean film Veteran tops 10 mln in attendance". The Korea Herald. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[22] "Veteran exceeds 10 million viewers". The Korea Times. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[23] "Another Action Flick Garners Huge Box-Office Success". The Chosun Ilbo. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[24] "Veteran Moves Up to 6th Most Successful Korean Movie of All-Time". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[25] "Veteran Keeps Setting New Records". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

[26] Lim, Jeong-yeo (10 September 2015). "Director Ryoo Seung-wan mulls sequel to Veteran". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[27] "Veteran sequel confirmed". The Korea Times. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[28] Jin, Min-ji (11 September 2015). "Actors, producers talk Veteran sequel". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[29] Kil, Sonia (June 15, 2016). "Korea's CJ Entertainment Announces China Production Lineup". Variety. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[30] "Review: The Big Shot (2019)". Sino-Cinema. January 22, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[31] "Salman Khan's next is the Hindi remake of Korean cop-thriller Veteran". Bangalore Mirror.

[32] "Veteran Wins Award at Sitges Fest in Spain". The Chosun Ilbo. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[33] Park, So-jung (28 October 2015). "The Throne rakes in three film critics' awards". Yonhap. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[34] Conran, Pierce (2 November 2015). "THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[35] Kil, Sonia (26 November 2015). "Korea's Blue Dragon Spreads Awards Heat Between Hit Movies and Indie Titles". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2015.