ACTION, DRAMA, PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, FANTASY

100 min

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SYNOPSIS

KIM Jae-woo joins a qualifying competition for the national kendo team, where he fights against a man, who destroyed his family in the past. 

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STAFF

presented by KOREAN FILM COUNCIL (KOFIC)

produced by KOREAN ACADEMY OF FILM ARTS (KAFA)

international sales by M-LINE DISTRIBUTION

domestic sales by THE COUP DISTRIBUTION

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written and directed by KIM SUNG HWAN
producer LEE KANGKYU
director of photography LEE GWANGMIN

gaffer CHOI CHANGHWAN

production designer SONG YOUNHYUNG

action choreographer CHUNG SEONGHO

make-up and hair by WANG MIN 

costume supervisor LEE EUNJUNG

production sound mixer HA NAMGYU

first assistant director CHOI JIN

edited by KIM SUNG HWAN & PARK JOO-YOUNG

music by LIM MIN-JU

sound supervisor HONG SEONG JUN

visual effects supervisor HWANG DONG WOOK

colorist KIM JUNGHO

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CAST

KIM Jae-woo by JOO JONGHYUK

HWANG Tae-soo by MOON JINSEUNG

CHOI Jun-hee by JANG JUN WHEE

HAN Won-sang by KIM YONGSEOK

Coach NAM by CHOI MIN CHUL

WOO Su-ah by LEE JU YEON

Jae-woo's mother by ZIA

Jae-woo's father by CHO YUSHIN

Master AHN by JEON JIN KI

Young Jae-woo by OH JA HUN

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FESTIVAL HISTORY

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Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (2023)

     - Korean Fantastic: Features     

     2 Awards:

     Best Korean Fantastic Film

     Watcha's Pick for Korean Fantastic

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Malaysia International Film Festival (2023)

     - BIFAN at MIFFest

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São Paulo International Film Festival (2023)

     - New Directors Competition

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London East Asia Film Festival (2023)

     - Competition

     Best Film Award

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Seattle International Film Festival (2024)

     - Asian Crossroads

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Wildflower Film Awards Korea (2024)

     Genre-film Award

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Busan Film Critics Association Awards (2024)

     Best New Actor Award - JOO JONGHYUK