Deliver Us from Evil

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hong Won-chan directs. Hong Kyung-pyo behind the camera. Mowg scores. Kim Hyung-joo cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in English, Korean, Spanish, Thai.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 6 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Korean, Spanish, Thai.
• 3Directed by Hong Won-chan, shot by Hong Kyung-pyo. 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 Kim Hyung-joo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae and Park Jeong-min carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Beginning of a dead end chase.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt12763920 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 9 themes, including "yakuza", "bangkok, thailand", "thailand", "revenge".
• 10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Hong Kyung-pyo

Original score

Mowg

Editing

Kim Hyung-joo

Production design

So Seong-hyun

Costume design

Chae Kyung-hwa

Makeup / hair

Son Eun-ju

Sound

Gang Hye-yeong

Runtime

108 min · 1h 48m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$12,000,000

Box office

$34,662,454

Return

289% of budget

Original language

KO

Certification (US)

MA15+

IMDB

Deliver Us from Evil (2020) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

95% 🍅 Fresh

IMDB rating

6.8/10 · 7,708 votes

MPAA

Not Rated

Also by

Hong Won-chan

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  Office

  2015 · ★ 6.3

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  #BIFF2020 Korean Cinema Today Panorama - Deliver Us from Evil / 한국영화의 오늘 파노라마 - 다만 악에서 구하소서

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  DELIVER US FROM EVIL Official Int'l Main Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• jenmglna2022-08-10
  ★ 7/10

  This action film is really perfect for those who really love action films because not only it has good storyline, but it is also well written and well edited. The cinematography of this film is really good although I'm not a huge fan of the color grading. No wonder why the cinematography is good tho because the director of photography is known for other brilliant films like Parasite. Actors did so well in their character especially Hwang Jung-min and Park Jeong-min! Love their acting so much! I recommend this!

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Hive Media Corp

  KR

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  CJ Entertainment

  KR

Key crew

• Special Effects SupervisorYoon Hyung-tae
• Special Effects SupervisorJung Do-ahn
• PropsLee Ji-won
• VFX SupervisorJeon Min-kyoo
• VFX SupervisorKim Nam-sik
• StoryboardLee Seu-ra
• Digital Intermediate ProducerRyu Yeon
• Camera OperatorYang Hyun-suk
• Production Sound MixerCho Min-ho
• GripChoi Wun-jin
• VFX SupervisorKim Byeong-rae
• Executive ProducerCho Young-ki
• Sound EditorYang Hye-jin
• VFX SupervisorHan Moon-sung
• Production DesignSo Seong-hyun
• Boom OperatorSong Seung-hyun
• Production SupervisorKim Kyeong-taek
• Special Effects SupervisorRyu Yeong-jae
• Production DesignCho Hwa-sung
• Makeup & HairSon Eun-ju
• Costume DesignChae Kyung-hwa
• ProducerKim Chul-yong
• Executive ProducerWilliam Kim
• Sound SupervisorChoi Tae-young

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• yakuza
• bangkok, thailand
• thailand
• revenge
• tokyo, japan
• hard boiled
• incheon
• zainichi
• transgender

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2021-06-10MA15+

Also known as

International titles

• 魔鬼对决CN
• Daman Akeseo GoohasoseoKR
• Ác quỷ đối đầuVN
• Deliver Us From EvilUS
• Deliver Us From EvilCN
• ただ悪より救いたまえJP
• Libéranos del malES
• ただ悪より救いたまえ：2020JP
• DELIVER US FROM EVILKR
• The man Deliver Us From EvilKR