Dead Man (2024 film)

{{Short description|2024 film by Ha Joon-won}}

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| name = Dead Man

| image = Dead Man.webp

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name|hangul=데드맨|rr=Dedeumaen}}

| director = Ha Joon-won

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| writer =

| screenplay = Ha Joon-won

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| music = Mowg

| cinematography = Kim Dong-young

| editing = Han Mi-yeon

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| distributor = Megabox Plus M

| released = {{Film date|2024|2|7}}

| runtime = 109 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

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| gross = {{USD|1.7}} million{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20211477|title=Dead Man (2024)|access-date= February 21, 2024 |work=KOFIC}}

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Dead Man ({{Korean|데드맨}}) is a 2024 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Ha Joon-won, starring Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hee-ae and Lee Soo-kyung. It was released on February 7, 2024.{{Cite web |last=김 |first=서윤 |title=조진웅×김희애 뭉친 '데드맨', 설 연휴 노린다…내달 7일 개봉 확정 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000644004 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=entertain.naver.com |language=ko}}

Premise

The story of an ace in the so-called barge business world who makes money based on his name, but after being falsely accused of embezzling 100 billion won and forced to live as a "dead person", he goes on a hunt to regain the life that was stolen from him by people who are tied to him with just one name.

Cast

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  • Cho Jin-woong as Lee Man-jae, a man who made a living selling his name but was falsely accused and became a "dead man".
  • Kim Hee-ae as Mrs. Shim (Shim Eun-jo), a consultant who dominates the political world with her natural resourcefulness and tenacity.
  • Lee Soo-kyung as Gong Hee-joo, who vows revenge after losing her father.
  • Choi Soo-young as Hipster, MD of a famous and popular club and is connected to the barge business world.
  • Choi Jae-Woong as Representative Hwang, a member of the National Assembly who has gained infinite trust through his passion and conviction.
  • Park Ho-san as Jo Pil-joo, chairman of the support committee during the day, so-called "Laundry Joe" who launders enormous political funds at night.
  • Kim Won-hae as Gong Moon-sik, who appointed Lee Man-jae to the position of CEO of the venture company Spotek.
  • Lee Si-Hoon as the broker who introduced Lee Man-jae to sell his name.
  • Jeon Moo-song as the sealer who sold him his seal and explained his name.
  • Jung Woon-sun as Jeon Soo-hyeon{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/1395459?ref=naver|title=조진웅·김희애도 올드하네…겉멋·허세만 가득한 '데드맨 [SS무비]|website=Sports Korea|date=January 29, 2024}}
  • Yoo Yeon-soo as Yoon Seong-su

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Production

Principal photography began in November 2021 and ended in February 2022.

Reception

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{{As of|2024|2|7|df=US}}, Dead Man has grossed $1.7 million with a running total of 237,563 tickets sold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/boxOffice_Yearly.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_YEAR&selectDt=2024&category=ALL&country=K|title=KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly|access-date= January 24, 2024 |work=KOFIC}}

References

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