Bloody Tie (Korean: 사생결단; RR: Sasaeng gyeoldan; lit. "A Life-or-Death Decision") is a 2006 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Choi Ho, it stars Hwang Jung-min as a detective trying to track down a drug lord by cooperating with a mid-level drug dealer, played by Ryoo Seung-bum.
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Choi Ho |
| Written by | Choi Ho Yun Deok-won |
| Produced by | Shim Bo-kyung Lee Jong-ho |
| Starring | Ryoo Seung-bum Hwang Jung-min |
| Cinematography | Oh Hyun-je |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Music by | Kim Sang-man |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | MK Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $10.6 million[1] |
Plot edit
Sang-do (Ryoo Seung-bum) is a fast talking crystal meth dealer who considers himself more of a businessman than a criminal. Sang-do has been involved in the drug business all of his life. His uncle was a drug dealer (Kim Hee-ra), specializing in manufacturing crystal meth. Sang-do's mother died when one of his uncle's meth labs blew up in an accident.
Do Jin-kwang (Hwang Jung-min) is a hard-nosed cop who doesn't always play by the rules. Do's partner died four years ago, while trying to take down the top drug dealer Jang Chul (Lee Do-kyeong) in Busan. Since his partner's death, Do has been driven to arrest Jang Chul and this time he plans to use Sang-do to finally take him down.[2][3]
Cast edit
- Ryoo Seung-bum - Oh Sang-do
- Hwang Jung-min - Do Jin-kwang
- Kim Hee-ra - Lee Taek-jo
- Choo Ja-hyun - Ji-young
- Lee Do-kyeong - Jang Chul
- On Joo-wan - Yoo Sung-geun
- Kim Jin-hyeok - Young-nam
- Jung Woo - Detective Kim
- Lee Eol - Detective Kim
- Shin Jung-geun - Section chief Go
- Yang Ki-won - Hyung-nam
- Kim Sun-hwa - Hyung-nam's girl
- Min Do-gi
- Choi Jin-ho - Chang-joon
Awards and nominations edit
2006 Busan Film Critics Awards[4]
- Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min
- Best Supporting Actress - Choo Ja-hyun
- Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun
- Nomination - Best Actor - Ryoo Seung-bum
- Nomination - Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum
- Nomination - Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun
- Nomination - Best Cinematography - Oh Hyun-je
- Nomination - Best Lighting - Im Jae-young
- Nomination - Best Music - Kim Sang-man
2006 Korean Film Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - Choo Ja-hyun
- Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun
- Nomination - Best Actor - Ryoo Seung-bum
- Nomination - Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min
- Nomination - Best Cinematography - Oh Hyun-je
- Nomination - Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum
- Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun
- Best Actor - Ryoo Seung-bum
- Nomination - Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun
References edit
- ^ "Box office by Country: Bloody Tie" Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Elley, Derek (10 July 2006). "Bloody Tie". Variety. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ Kim, Kyu Hyun. "Bloody Tie". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ "Bloody Tie - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)
- Bloody Tie at the Korean Movie Database
- Bloody Tie at IMDb
- Bloody Tie at HanCinema
