The Divine Move

"War on the board."

2014 1h 58m KO

👍

6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 109

ActionCrime

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A professional GO player gathers a team to help him carry out his revenge against the man who killed his brother.

“War on the board.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Rakuten VikiSubscription

Cast

Jung Woo-sung
Tae-seok
Lee Beom-soo
Sal-soo
Ahn Sung-ki
The Lord
Kim In-kwon
Trick
Lee Si-young
Navel
Choi Jin-hyuk
Player
Ahn Kil-kang
Carpenter Heo
Jung Hae-kyun
Ahdari

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cho Beom-gu
Writers: Yu Seong-hyeob
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.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 12 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "The Divine Move Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Cho Beom-gu, shot by Kim Dong-young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Jang Hyeok-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Jung Woo-sung and Lee Beom-soo and Ahn Sung-ki carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "War on the board.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt3419894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cho Beom-gu directs. Kim Dong-young behind the camera. Jang Hyeok-jin scores. Shin Min-kyung cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "The Divine Move Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Cho Beom-gu, shot by Kim Dong-young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jang Hyeok-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jung Woo-sung and Lee Beom-soo and Ahn Sung-ki carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "War on the board.".
8IMDB entry: tt3419894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "prison", "gambling", "gangster", "knife".