The Thieves

Action Comedy Crime Heist

South Korea

Korean

July 25, 2012

2hr 15min

Status: released

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The Thieves Movie Details:

Hangul	도둑들
Hanja	盜賊들
Revised Romanization	Dodukdeul
McCune–Reischauer	Todukdŭl
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean Japanese English Mandarin Cantonese
Genre	Heist, Action, Crime, Comedy
Release date	July 25, 2012
Running time	2hr 15min
Age rating	16+
Starring	Kim Yoon-seok Kim Hye-soo Lee Jung-jae Jun Ji-hyun Simon Yam Kim Hae-sook Oh Dal-su
Directed by	Choi Dong-hoon
Written by	Choi Dong-hoon Lee Ki-cheol
Produced by	Ahn Soo-hyun
Cinematography by	Choi Young-hwan
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Jang Young-gyu Dalpalan
Production Company	Showbox/Mediaplex
Distributor	Showbox/Mediaplex

The Thieves Movie Cast & Characters:

Kim Yoon-seok as Macao Park
- Seo Young-joo as young Macao Park
Kim Hye-soo as Pepsee
Lee Jung-jae as Popie
Jun Ji-hyun as Yenicall
Simon Yam as Chen
Kim Hae-sook as Chewingum
Oh Dal-su as Andrew
Kim Soo-hyun as Zampano
Derek Tsang as Johnny
Joo Jin-mo as detective
Ki Gook-seo as Wei Hong
Ye Soo-jung as Tiffany
Chae Gook-hee as informant
Choi Deok-moon as casino manager
Jang Joon-nyung as detective
Choi Jin-ho as One Eye
Son Byung-wook as Young-sik
Na Kwang-hoon as chief of criminal investigation
Angelica Lee as Julie (special appearance)
Shin Ha-kyun as art gallery owner (special appearance)
Kim Young-woong as right side building detective

Storyline:

After a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau casino, of a $30M diamond, planned by someone unreliable. He brings in HK thieves as well. Can anyone be trusted?

About The Thieves Movie:

The Thieves (Korean: 도둑들) is a South Korean heist action crime comedy film directed by Choi Dong-hoon and produced by Ahn Soo-hyun. The film stars Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun, Simon Yam, Kim Hae-sook, and Oh Dal-su.

Casting negotiations began in late 2010, and on March 21, 2011, film distributor Showbox confirmed the star-studded cast in a press release. After six months of location shoots in Seoul, Busan, Macau, and Hong Kong, filming concluded on December 7, 2011.

The Thieves was released in South Korea on July 25, 2012. With over 12.9 million ticket sales, the film is the tenth highest-grossing film in Korean film history. The distribution rights to the picture were purchased by several countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The film made its North American premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and was distributed in the US by Well Go USA Entertainment. Well Go released it on DVD and Blu-ray on February 12, 2013.