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V.I.P.

"The most dangerous, the most vicious and the most wanted."

2017 2h 8m KO
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7.7
BANGER
★7.7TMDB · 235
CrimeThrillerAction
Synopsis
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A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.

“The most dangerous, the most vicious and the most wanted.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Park Hoon-jung
Writers
Park Hoon-jung
Languages
Korean
Countries
South Korea

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Park Hoon-jung, shot by Kim Young-ho. 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 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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Kim Myung-min and Jang Dong-gun and Park Hee-soon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most dangerous, the most vicious and the most wanted.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6413410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Park Hoon-jung directs. Kim Young-ho behind the camera. Mowg scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 9 years ago.
  • 2Directed by Park Hoon-jung, shot by Kim Young-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Original score by Mowg. 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.
  • 5Kim Myung-min and Jang Dong-gun and Park Hee-soon carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "The most dangerous, the most vicious and the most wanted.".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt6413410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography
Kim Young-ho
Original score
Mowg
Editing
Kim Chang-ju
Production design
Cho Hwa-sung
Costume design
Son Na-ri
Makeup / hair
Kwon Su-kyung
VFX supervisor
Lee Jeon-hyoung
Runtime
128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
KO

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Park Hoon-jung

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Peppermint & Company

    Peppermint & Company

    KR

  • Warner Bros. Korea

    Warner Bros. Korea

    KR

  • Goldmoon Film

    Goldmoon Film

    KR

  • Finecut

    Finecut

    KR

Key crew

  • Lighting DirectorHwang Sun-wook
  • Special Effects SupervisorJung Do-ahn
  • VFX SupervisorShin Dae-yong
  • Script SupervisorShin Soo-jung
  • StuntsYun Min-gyu
  • Camera OperatorTeo Lee
  • Martial Arts ChoreographerChoi Bong-rok
  • Camera OperatorShin Tae-ho
  • Production Sound MixerJung Gun
  • "C" Camera OperatorLee Seok-min
  • Costume DesignSon Na-ri
  • EditorKim Chang-ju
  • ProducerYeon Young-sik
  • Makeup & HairKwon Su-kyung
  • Executive ProducerJay Choi
  • Costume DesignCho Sang-kyung
  • Production DesignCho Hwa-sung
  • Co-Executive ProducerKim Hyun-woo
  • Executive ProducerPark Hoon-jung
  • Sound SupervisorKim Chang-sub
  • Camera OperatorBaek Yoon-seuk
  • Production SupervisorKim Bo-ram
  • Senior Visual Effects SupervisorLee Jeon-hyoung
  • Lighting TechnicianJo Yong-jun

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • spy
  • fugitive
  • neo-noir
  • busan, south korea
  • inter-korean relations
  • national intelligence service (nis)

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2017-09-23· Fantastic Fest

Also known as

International titles

  • V.I.P.US
  • VIPUS
  • beu-iaipiKR
  • V.I.P. 修羅の獣たち:2017JP
  • Особо важная персонаRU
  • V.I.P.TW

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