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Released 12 years ago.
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A Hard Day
"The war for a dirty secret."
2014 1h 51m KO
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★7.1TMDB · 531
CrimeThrillerMysteryAction
Synopsis
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After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
“The war for a dirty secret.”
Cast
Lee Sun-kyun
Go Gun-su
Cho Jin-woong
Park Chang-min
Jeong Man-sik
Detective Choi
Shin Jung-keun
Chief of Homicide
Shin Dong-mi
Younger Sister
Heo Jung-eun
Min-a
Kim Dong-young
Detective Doh
Ju Seok-tae
Detective
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Seong-hun
- Writers
- Kim Seong-hun, Chang Hang-jun
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kim Seong-hun, shot by Kim Tae-sung. 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 Mok Yeong-jin. 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 Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong and Jeong Man-sik carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The war for a dirty secret.".
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IMDB entry: tt3697626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kim Seong-hun directs. Kim Tae-sung behind the camera. Mok Yeong-jin scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2Directed by Kim Seong-hun, shot by Kim Tae-sung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Mok Yeong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong and Jeong Man-sik carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "The war for a dirty secret.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt3697626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "police", "funeral", "gangster", "anti hero".
- 9Released under 14 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Tae-sung
- Original score
- Mok Yeong-jin
- Editing
- Kim Chang-ju
- Production design
- Lee Mi-kyoung
- Costume design
- Ko Hee-jung
- Makeup / hair
- Kwon Su-kyung
- VFX supervisor
- Jeong Jaehoon
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $26,488,847
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Kim Seong-hun
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- DA
Dasepo Club
KR
AD406
KR
Key crew
- AdaptationKwak Jieong-duk
- Sound SupervisorSung Yoon-yong
- Martial Arts ChoreographerChoi Dong-hun
- VFX SupervisorKim Nam-sik
- Visual EffectsJunhoi Kim
- AdaptationLee Hae-jun
- ProducerCha Ji-hyun
- Executive ProducerYou Jeong-hun
- ProducerLee Dong-yoon
- Visual Effects SupervisorJeong Jaehoon
- Production Sound MixerJung Jin-wook
- Boom OperatorKim Mi-mi
- Still PhotographerSong Gyeong-seop
- Executive ProducerBilly Acumen
- Costume DesignKo Hee-jung
- EditorKim Chang-ju
- Makeup & HairKwon Su-kyung
- Assistant EditorKim Woo-hyun
- Assistant EditorHan Mi-yeon
- Lighting DirectorKim Kyeong-seok
- Sound SupervisorLee In-gyu
- Production DesignLee Mi-kyoung
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police
- funeral
- gangster
- anti hero
- hit-and-run
- murder
- organized crime
- police corruption
- police inspector
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2016-11-20PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- A Hard DayUS
- Ggeut-gga-ji Gan-daKR
- Kkeut-kka-ji-gan-daKR
- A Hard DayNL
- Ggeutggaji GandaID
- Ciężki dzieńPL
- O zi greaRO
- Тяжёлый деньRU
- Težak danRS
- 非常警探TW
- A Hard DayKR
- A Hard Day（끝까지 간다）KR
- A Hard Day KRKR
- Kkeutkkaji gandaKR
