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The Suspect (Korean: 용의자; RR: Yonguija) is a 2013 South Korean action thriller film starring Gong Yoo, and directed by Won Shin-yun.[2][3][4]

The Suspect
Directed byWon Shin-yun
Written byIm Sang-yoon
Produced byYu Jeong-hun
Shin Chang-hwan
StarringGong Yoo
Park Hee-soon
CinematographyLee Sung-jae
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byKim Jun-seong
Production
company
Greenfish
Distributed byShowbox/Mediaplex
Release date
  • December 24, 2013 (2013-12-24)
Running time
137 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget~US$9.5 million
Box officeUS$26.9 million[1]

Plot


Ji Dong-cheol (Gong Yoo) was once one of the top special forces agent in North Korea, but after a change in political system, he was abandoned by his government while on a mission. He goes on the run, seeking his wife and daughter who were sold as slaves to China, only to discover their corpses. When he learns that an ex-colleague was behind their deaths, Dong-cheol goes on a vendetta for revenge, defecting to the South to chase his family's killer. Now living incognito, he searches for his nemesis during the day, and at night works as a personal chauffeur for Chairman Park, a business executive with ties to Pyongyang. One night the chairman is attacked and killed by an assassin, but not before handing over a special pair of glasses to Dong-cheol. The South Korean intelligence service, a member of which frames Dong-cheol for the murder, goes on the hunt for the beleaguered former spy. The manhunt is led by Min Se-hoon (Park Hee-soon), a colonel and drill sergeant with whom Dong-cheol shares a past, and Kim Seok-ho (Jo Sung-ha), the director of the NIS. Aided by a feisty documentary filmmaker (Yoo Da-in), Dong-cheol goes on the run again while trying to recover top-secret materials that his dying boss sent him to find.[5][6]


Cast



Production


Yoon Kye-sang was originally cast in the lead role, but dropped out after co-star Choi Min-sik left the project.[10]

Gong Yoo was eventually cast, and the protagonist's name "Ji Dong-cheol" is similar to the actor's birth name, Gong Ji-cheol. To create the right physique for his role, Gong went on a diet for three months to reduce his body fat. He learned the Russian martial art Systema for the film's fight scenes, and performed car chases, rock climbing and skydiving at the Han River without using stuntmen.[8]

The film was partly shot in Puerto Rico in April 2013.[11][12]


Release


The Suspect opened in South Korea on December 24, 2013. It was a box office hit, with 4.1 million admissions.[13][14]

The film's distribution rights was sold to seven territories, including North America, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, the Middle East and German-speaking countries.[15][16][17] Will Go USA screened the film in 15 theaters in the United States on January 10, 2014.[18]


Reception


On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 6.67/10.[19] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

The Los Angeles Times praised the film's "inspired and teeth-grittingly determined" set pieces.[21] The Washington Post wrote that the film "should entertain any action buff,"[22] while Screen Daily, a film journal in the UK, also gave a good review: "the style of the action scenes is so explosive and immersive that the movie even threatens the reputation of the 007 series."[23] The New York Times reviewed that the "guns-or-butter dichotomy" is "more resonant than you'd expect."[24]


Awards and nominations


YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2014
19th Chunsa Film Art Awards
Best ActorGong YooNominated
50th Baeksang Arts Awards
Best Supporting ActorJo Sung-haNominated
34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
Critics' Top 10The SuspectWon
22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a FilmGong YooWon

References


  1. "The Suspect (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. Song, Soon-jin (29 November 2013). "Live showcase for December release THE SUSPECT". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. Sunwoo, Carla (13 December 2013). "Gong Yoo a Suspect in his first action role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. Lee, Yong-cheol (6 January 2014). "WON Shin-yun, Director of THE SUSPECT "Something that action genre fans remember for a long time"". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  5. Lee, Eun-sun (8 February 2013). "THE SUSPECT Depicts the Agony of an Abandoned North Korean Agent". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  6. Conran, Pierce (30 December 2013). "In Focus: The Suspect". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  7. Hong, Lucia (21 August 2012). "Gong Yoo to return to theaters as special agent". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  8. "Tough guy hidden in image of sweet Gong Yoo". The Dong-a Ilbo. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  9. Jung, Ji-won (11 February 2014). "Gong Yoo shows off his serious side". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  10. Sunwoo, Carla (1 March 2012). "Yoon Kye-sang to star in action extravaganza". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  11. Hong, Grace Danbi (23 April 2013). "Gong Yoo Hits Up Puerto Rico and is Welcomed by Fans". enewsworld. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  12. Lee, Eun-ah (5 June 2013). "Actor Gong Yoo's New Action Flick Cranks Up". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  13. Conran, Pierce (7 January 2014). "THE ATTORNEY Reaches 8 Million Admissions, Spy Thriller THE SUSPECT Goes over 3 Million". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  14. Tae, Sang-joon (20 January 2014). "Box Office: January 2-15, 2014". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  15. Conran, Pierce (31 December 2013). "THE SUSPECT to Screen in 7 Countries". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  16. Lee, Cory (31 December 2013). "Gong Yoo's New Action Movie Sold to 7 Countries". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  17. Conran, Pierce (18 February 2014). "Buyers Target THE SUSPECT in EFM". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  18. Tae, Sang-joon (20 January 2014). "THE SUSPECT Receives Positive Reviews Following US Opening". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  19. "The Suspect (Youg-eui-ja) (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. "The Suspect Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. Kang, Inkoo (9 January 2014). "Review: North Korean refugee or spy? Right now, he's The Suspect". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  22. Jenkins, Mark (10 January 2014). "The Suspect movie review: Some jump cuts and gunplay with your subtitles". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  23. Bechervaise, Jason (23 December 2013). "The Suspect". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  24. Webster, Andy (9 January 2014). "A Korean Who's More Than He Seems". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-08.



На других языках

- [en] The Suspect (2013 South Korean film)

[ru] Подозреваемый (фильм, 2013)

«Подозреваемый» (кор. 용의자, нр. Yonguija, англ. The Suspect) — южнокорейский боевик 2013 года режиссёра Вон Син Ёна. Северокорейский шпион, оказавшись покинутым своей страной, оседает в Южной Корее. Вскоре он становится главным подозреваемым в деле об убийстве генерального директора крупной корпорации. Теперь подозреваемому нужно докопаться до правды.


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