The Beast (2019 film)
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| The Beast | |
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| Hangul | 비스트 |
| RR | Biseuteu |
| MR | Pisŭt'ŭ |
| Directed by | Lee Jung-ho |
| Screenplay by | Lee Jung-Ho Jung Eui-Mok |
| Produced by | Oh Sung-Il Song Ji-Eun Park Joon-Soo Park Kyung-Seo Lee Soo-Jin Nam Da-Jung Kim Soo-Hyun |
| Starring | Lee Sung-min Yoo Jae-Myung Jeon Hye-jin Choi Daniel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$1.3 million |
The Beast (Korean: 비스트; RR: Biseuteu) is a 2019 South Korean action thriller film directed by Lee Jung-ho, starring Lee Sung-min, Yoo Jae-Myung, Jeon Hye-jin, and Choi Daniel. The story is about the conflicts of two detectives in solving a brutal murder case. The film is a remake of the French film, 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004).[1]
Two detectives in conflict have to team up to solve a gruesome murder. After the mutilated body of a missing girl is discovered in the tidelands of Incheon, Han-soo (Lee Sung-min) and Min-tae (Yoo Jae-myung), who have been rivals for years, are now in charge of finding the culprit. The case seems like it will find a quick resolution with a suspect in custody, but things take a dark turn when Han-soo meets an informant who insists that he knows who the murderer is. As cover-ups and secret deals ensue, tensions rise between the two detectives as the pressure of solving the crime, which is shaking up the Korean Peninsula, comes to a head.
Cast
- Lee Sung-Min as Detective Han-soo[2]
- Yoo Jae-Myung as Detective Min-tae
- Jeon Hye-Jin as Choon-bae[3]
- Choi Daniel as Detective Jong-chan[4]
- Kim Ho-jung as Madame Oh
- Ahn Si-ha as Jung-Yeon
- Lee Sang-hee Yeo Mi-Young
- Kim Byung-Choon as Section Chief Sung
- Kim Hong-Fa as Chief Executive Officer Jang of Chinatown
- Kim Young-Sung as Detective 1 Team 1
- Kim Dae-Gon as Detective 2 Team 1[5]
- Han Kyu-Won as Detective 2 Team 2
- Kim Min-Song as Detective 1 Team 3
- Lee Hyun-Kyun as Chae Pil-Kyo[6]
- Baek In-Kwon as Jo Doo-Sik
- Jang Nam-Boo as naked man (Kim Nam-Cheol)
- Kim Gui-Seon as elderly man informant
- Lee Seo-Hwan as forensic team member
- Jung Chan-Woo as inspection department member
- Shim Wan-Jun as man in black hood (regional investigation unit)
- Ok Ja-yeon as Jong-Chan's wife
- Park Tae-Sung as prison officer
- Ahn Seong-Bong as backup detective
- Choi Moon-Soo as terminal yellow bracelet girl's mother
- Kim Dae-Han as Korean-Chinese Wild Dog gang
- Lim Ye-Eun as tortured woman
Production
Principal photography began on November 5, 2018 and wrapped on February 12, 2019.[citation needed]