The Sheriff In Town is a 2017 South Korean crime comedy film directed by Kim Hyung-ju. The film stars Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong and Kim Sung-kyun.[2][3][4][5]

The Sheriff In Town
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
보안관
Hanja
保安官
Revised RomanizationBoangwan
Directed byKim Hyung-ju
Written byKim Hyung-ju
Produced byKang Hyun
Son Sang-bum
Han Jae-duk
StarringLee Sung-min
Cho Jin-woong
Kim Sung-kyun
CinematographyLee Chang-jae
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byJo Yeong-wook
Production
companies
Sanai Pictures
Moonlight Film
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$19 million[1]

Plot edit

Dae-ho is an ex-cop who is forced to quit his job when an impulsive bust left his partner stabbed and a major felon on the run. Five years have passed since that incident, and now Dae-ho runs a humble restaurant in his hometown Gijang. Never one to question his own superior strength, smarts and righteousness, Dae-ho has appointed himself the unofficial "sheriff" of the village, and assembled a dubious posse of locals to keep an eye on things. So when a face from Dae-ho's past re-emerges, claiming to have left crime behind and promising great things for the town, Dae-ho has his suspicions, and he is going to act on them.

Cast edit

  • Lee Sung-min as Dae-ho
  • Cho Jin-woong as Jong-jin
  • Kim Sung-kyun as Duk-man
  • Kim Jong-soo as Yong-hwan
  • Jo Woo-jin as Seon-cheol
  • Lim Hyun-sung as Kang-gon
  • Bae Jung-nam as Choon-mo
  • Kim Hye-eun as Mi-seon
  • Kim Byeong-ok as Chief Kang
  • Kim Kwang-gyoo as Subsection chief Park
  • Hiromitsu Takeda as Takeshi
  • Son Yeo-eun as Hee-soon
  • Kim Jae-young as Kwak Jeon-moo
  • Kang Eun-ah as Na-yeong
  • Noh Kang-min as Seung-hyeon
  • Choi Moon-kyung as Detective Jo's wife
  • Jung Man-sik as Il-sik (cameo)
  • Kim Jong-goo as Seon-cheol's father (special appearance)
  • Joo Jin-mo as Ship captain Park (special appearance)
  • Lee Il-jae as Deputy assistant commissioner (special appearance)
  • Baek Seung-hyeon as Detective Jo (special appearance)
  • Kim Hong-pa as Real estate director Yoon (special appearance)

References edit

  1. ^ "The Sheriff In Town (2017)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ "보안관". naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ "The Sheriff In Town (Boangwan)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ "개봉 5일만에 관객수 100만 돌파하며 1위 차지한 '보안관'". insight.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ 경북일보 (2017-05-07). "영화 '보안관' 박스오피스 1위…'가오갤2' 제쳐". kyongbuk.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-05.

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