A Company Man

"Fight before being fired."

2012 1h 36m KO

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 228

DramaActionCrimeThriller

Synopsis

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A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.

“Fight before being fired.”

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Cast

So Ji-sub
Hyeong-do (Ji Hyeong-do)
Lee Mi-yeon
Mi-yeon (Yu Mi-yeon)
Kwak Do-won
Jong-tae (Gwon Jong-tae)
Kim Dong-jun
Hun (Ra Hun)
Jeon Kuk-hwan
CEO Jeon (Jeon Hyuk-soo)
Lee Kyung-young
Team Leader Ban (Ban Ji-hoon)
Han Bo-bae
Bo-seul (Ra Bo-seul)
Jang Da-kyung
Assistant Manager Seo (Seo Min-hee)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Im Sang-yoon
Writers: Im Sang-yoon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Im Sang-yoon, shot by Lee Hyung-deok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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AWARDS

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So Ji-sub and Lee Mi-yeon and Kwak Do-won carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fight before being fired.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2371486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Im Sang-yoon directs. Lee Hyung-deok behind the camera. Mowg scores. Nam Na-young cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Directed by Im Sang-yoon, shot by Lee Hyung-deok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6So Ji-sub and Lee Mi-yeon and Kwak Do-won carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Fight before being fired.".
8IMDB entry: tt2371486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.