Veteran Movie Details:
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Genre | Action, Crime, Comedy |
Release date | August 5, 2015 |
Running time | 2hr 3min |
Age rating | 18+ |
Starring | Hwang Jung-min Yoo Ah-in Yoo Hae-jin Oh Dal-su |
Directed by | Ryoo Seung-wan |
Written by | Ryoo Seung-wan |
Produced by | Kang Hye-jung Kim Jung-min |
Cinematography by | Choi Young-hwan |
Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
Music by | Bang Jun-seok |
Production Company | Filmmaker R&K |
Distributor | CJ Entertainment |
Veteran Movie Cast & Characters:
- Hwang Jung-min as Seo Do-cheol, police detective
- Yoo Ah-in as Jo Tae-oh
- Yoo Hae-jin as Choi Dae-woong
- Oh Dal-su as Team leader Oh
- Jang Yoon-ju as Miss Bong[14]
- Kim Shi-hoo as Detective Yoon
- Oh Dae-hwan as Detective Wang
- Jung Woong-in as Driver Bae
- Jung Man-sik as Chief Jeon
- Song Young-chang as Chairman Jo
- Jin Kyung as Joo-yeon
- Yoo In-young as Jeong Da-hye
- Park So-dam as “the youngest”
- Lee Dong-hwi as Yoon Hong-ryeol
- Bae Sung-woo as Used cars business owner
- Chun Ho-jin as regional Investigation unit senior superintendent
- Jang So-yeon as Driver Bae’s wife
- Kim Jae-hyeon as Driver Bae’s son
- Park Jong-hwan as Team leader Yang
- Uhm Tae-goo as Jo Tae-oh’s bodyguard
- Park Ji-hoon as Security manager
- Jo Yeon-hee as a Contract worker
- Shin Seung-hwan as Reporter Park
- Yeo Ho-min as Director Kim
- Lee Ye-won as Jo Tae-oh’s hair stylist 2
- Ma Dong-seok as Big guy with sportswear (cameo)
Storyline:
After an international auto theft sting, a dimwitted detective Do-chul is treated to a night at a club where he meets Sun-jin Group third-in-line, Tae-oh, whose rude behavior rubs Do-chul the wrong way. Convinced Tae-oh is a drug addict, Do-chul tries to investigate but is stopped by his boss. Meanwhile, Tae-oh runs into Mr. Bae—a truck driver who helped Do-chul with his auto theft case—and his 9-year-old son, protesting to get his overdue wages. After being humiliated and beaten for Tae-oh’s amusement, Bae is hospitalized but his son finds Do-chul’s business card and calls for help. Do-chul feels responsible and so decides to get Tae-oh, no matter what it takes and no matter how much Tae-oh tries to sabotage him.
About Veteran Movie:
Veteran (Korean: 베테랑) is a South Korean action crime comedy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan and produced by Kang Hye-jung and Kim Jung-min. The film stars Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Hae-jin, Jang Yoon-ju (marks her debut), and Oh Dal-su.
Actor Dong-seok Ma’s cameo towards the end of the film wasn’t planned ahead of its shooting. The actor came to the set just to watch them shoot the scene and volunteered to make a short appearance.
Veteran was released in South Korea on August 5, 2015. The film grossed ₩21.7 billion (US$18.6 million) from 2.75 million admissions over its first five days of release.
The film drew 13.4 million admissions, making it one of the highest-grossing films in South Korean cinema history. The film also won the Casa Asia Award at the Sitges Film Festival.
A sequel titled I, the Executioner premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2024, with the main cast returning. A sequel is set to be released in South Korea on September 13, 2024, by CJ Entertainment.
Veteran Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | US$5.1 million |
Worldwide Collection | US$92 million |