The Thieves

"All for the money. One for the revenge. Every man for himself."

2012 2h 15m KO

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★6.8TMDB · 342

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A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.

“All for the money. One for the revenge. Every man for himself.”

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Cast

Kim Yoon-seok
Macao Park
Kim Hye-soo
Pepsee
Lee Jung-jae
Popie
Gianna Jun
Yenicall
Simon Yam
Chen
Kim Hae-sook
Chewing Gum
Oh Dal-su
Andrew
Kim Soo-hyun
Zampano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Choi Dong-hoon
Writers: Lee Ki-cheol, Lee Yoon-ho, Choi Dong-hoon
Languages: Korean, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Japanese
Countries: Hong Kong, South Korea

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Released 14 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Korean, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Japanese.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, South Korea.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Choi Dong-hoon, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kim Yoon-seok and Kim Hye-soo and Lee Jung-jae carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All for the money. One for the revenge. Every man for himself.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Choi Dong-hoon directs. Choi Young-hwan behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Shin Min-kyung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong, South Korea. Dialogue in Korean, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Korean, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Japanese.
3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, South Korea.
4Directed by Choi Dong-hoon, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kim Yoon-seok and Kim Hye-soo and Lee Jung-jae carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "All for the money. One for the revenge. Every man for himself.".
9IMDB entry: tt2330866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Choi Young-hwan
Original score: Dalpalan
Editing: Shin Min-kyung
Production design: Lee Ha-jun
Costume design: Choi Se-yeon
Makeup / hair: Lee Hee-eun
Sound: Kim Chang-sub
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $83,519,699
Original language: KO
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Thieves (2012)

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Reno2016-12-04
★ 6/10
Two gangs for one big heist. It looks not bad, but too long. From the director of 'Woochi' and 'Assassination', though it came between them and I'm seeing it now since I liked them both. An international cast film, I mean some well known Korean and Hong Kong actors in this multi-starrer. The story of two thief gangs joins hands to steal a diamond necklace in a casino in Macau. It's a team work, everyone is assigned to do their part, but due to some old incidents, they lose trust on one another. Followed by betrayal, how the heist takes place and what happens to them comes in the final quarter. The actors were good, but their roles were so usual. At least the story looked better, but too much drag in the first half. Once their work begins to take off, the narration with those stunt sequences gets interesting. Even though I felt it should have been better, the screenplay should have kept tight. With so many characters, too many twists. So feels like it all jammed, though none of them were stunning enough, particularly a theme like this needed one that. I have seen a better heist film, I bet did as well, so this film won't surprise, but okay for watching once. 6/10

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