Iris: The Movie

2010 1h 58m KO

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 48

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Synopsis

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Hyunjun and Sawoo, close friends and rivals from the South Korean special forces, are recruited by the secret agency NSS. They both fall for Seunghee, the beautiful but lethal profiling specialist at NSS. When they are faced against each other in a nuclear terrorist attack, they are forced to make their final decision and Seunghee's formidable secret is revealed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lee Byung-hun
Kim Hyun-jun
Kim So-yeon
Kim Seon-hwa
Jung Jun-ho
Jin Sa-woo
Kim Tae-hee
Seung-hee
Kim Seung-woo
Park Cheol-yeong
Choi Seung-hyun
Vick
Yoon Je-moon
Park Sang-hyeon
Ryu Seung-ryong
Leader of IRIS Mercenaries

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yang Yun-ho
Writers: Jo Gyu-won, Kim Jae-eun, Kim Hyeon-jun
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Iris Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yang Yun-ho, shot by Kim Cheon-seok. 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 Lee Dong-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lee Byung-hun and Kim So-yeon and Jung Jun-ho carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1555024 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yang Yun-ho directs. Kim Cheon-seok behind the camera. Lee Dong-jun scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Iris Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yang Yun-ho, shot by Kim Cheon-seok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lee Dong-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Lee Byung-hun and Kim So-yeon and Jung Jun-ho carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1555024 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.