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The Prison
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Directed by	Na Hyun
Screenplay by	Na Hyun
Produced by	Choi Ji-yoon
Starring	Han Suk-kyu Kim Rae-won
Cinematography	Hong Jae-sik
Edited by	Kim Chang-ju
Music by	Bang Jun-seok
Production company	Curo Holdings
Distributed by	Showbox
Release date	March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$21.2 million^[1]

The Prison (Korean: 프리즌; RR: Peurijeun; lit. Prison) is a 2017 South Korean prison action film directed by Na Hyun and starring Han Suk-kyu and Kim Rae-won. It was released on March 23, 2017.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Premise

When former detective Song Yoo-gun is incarcerated, he discovers the prison is run by notorious inmate Jung Ik-ho, who's built a crime empire with Warden Kang's corrupt support. Song Yoo-gun is drawn into their syndicate, seeking revenge.

Cast

Main

Han Suk-kyu as Jung Ik-ho
Kim Rae-won as Song Yoo-gun

Supporting

Jung Woong-in as Governor Kang
Jo Jae-yoon as Lee Hong-pyo
Kim Sung-kyun as Dr. Kim
Shin Sung-rok as Chang-gil
Lee Geung-young as Head correctional officer Bae

Others

Han Sung-Yong as Gye-shik
Han Joo-wan
Cha Yup as Baek-jung
Choi Sung-won
Song Kyung-chul as Mr. Yang
Kwak Min-ho as Hak-gyu
Park Jin-woo as Teacher Oh
Jeon Bae-soo
Lee Chang-hee as Control room prison officer 1
Na Kwang-hoon
Yeon Song-ha
Kim Kwang-hyun
Seo Ho-chul
Yoo Jung-ho as Seo Ki-tae
Hyun Bong-shik as Agupae
Kim Seung-hoon
Park Jong-soo
Byun Jung-hyun
Lee Yong-jik
Yun Byung-hee
Bae Myung-jin
Kang Shin-il
Lee Sang-min

Production

The film marks the directing debut of Na Hyun, a veteran scriptwriter in the Korean film industry.^[7]

According to its distribution company Showbox, "The Prison" has been sold to 62 different countries. Showbox has sealed several deals on the film. After the film's launch at AFM, it goes to Well Go USA for North America; JBG Pictures for Australia, New Zealand and the UK; Lemon Tree for China; Viva Communication for the Philippines; and Movie Cloud for Taiwan. Showbox held a market screening for film on February 11, 2017 during EFM.^[8]^[9]^[10]

"The Prison" was invited to compete in the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival that ran from April 4–16, 2017 and the Far East Film Festival that ran from April 21–29, 2017 in Udine, Italy.^[10]

Test shoots began on January 27, 2016. Filming began on February 14 and ended on May 22, 2016.

References

^ "The Prison (2017)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
^ "김래원-한석규, '더 프리즌' 출연 확정..테스트 촬영 – 스타뉴스". star.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
^ "[단독]김래원, 한석규와 일대일 연기대결 '더프리즌' 물망". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
^ 선보여, 드디어 만났다…김래원-한석규, '프리즌'서 감옥 느와르 (2017-02-14). "드디어 만났다…김래원-한석규, '프리즌'서 감옥 느와르 선보여". 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "'프리즌' 김래원 "한석규 선배와 호흡, 신경 많이 썼다"". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
^ "Local film 'The Prison' presold to 62 countries". 13 March 2017.
^ "HAN Suk-kyu and KIM Rae-won Go to THE PRISON". www.koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
^ "THE PRISON Locks Up Sales for Showbox". www.koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
^ "South Korean Film 'The Prison' Sells to Multiple Territories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ ^a ^b "Local film 'The Prison' presold to 62 countries". Retrieved 2017-03-15.

External links

The Prison at Well Go USA Entertainment
The Prison at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
The Prison at IMDb
The Prison at HanCinema
The Prison at Naver
The Prison at Daum

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