Bad Guys Always Die (Chinese: 坏蛋必须死) is a 2015 action comedy film directed by Sun Hao. A China-South Korean co-production, the film was released in China on 27 November 2015 and in South Korea on 7 January 2016.[2][3][4]

Bad Guys Always Die
Poster
Chinese坏蛋必须死
Directed bySun Hao
Written bySun Hao
Produced byFeng Xiaogang
Kang Je-gyu
StarringChen Bolin
Son Ye-jin
Qiao Zhenyu
Shin Hyun-joon
Yang Xuwen
Ding Wenbo
Guan Xiaotong
Production
companies
Beijing Xinliliang Entertainment
Huayi Brothers Media Group
Dongxi Dadao Xingzhi Media
Heyi Capital
Huayi Brother International
Heyi Pictures
Beijing Xinbaoyuan Entertainment Investment
China Film Co-Production Corporation[1]
Distributed byHuayi Brothers Media Group
China Film Group Corporation[1]
Release dates
  • 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) (Busan International Film Festival)
  • 27 November 2015 (2015-11-27) (China)
  • 7 January 2016 (2016-01-07) (South Korea)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesChina
South Korea
LanguagesKorean
Mandarin[2]
Box officeCN¥45.7 million (China)[1]

Plot edit

Qingzi, a Chinese language teacher at an elementary school in Busan, and his younger brother and two friends, while on a tour of Jeju island, came across what looks like a car accident with an injured Korean woman, Ji-yeon, at the driver's seat. When they try to bring her to the hospital, they end up trapping in the events of a murder and a kidnapping.

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Reception edit

The film grossed US$4.88 million on its opening weekend at the Chinese box office.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "坏蛋必须死(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "坏蛋必须死 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b Patrick Brzeski (30 November 2015). "China Box Office: 'The Martian' Rockets to $50 Million, 'Mockingjay 2' Disappoints". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ^ "BAD GUYS ALWAYS DIE Sets China, Korea Release Date".

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