Fate (2008 film)

Fate
Fate
	Theatrical poster
Hangul	숙명
Hanja	宿命
Revised Romanization	Sukmyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Sukmyŏng
Directed by	Kim Hae-gon
Written by	Kim Hae-gon
Produced by	Kang Min
Starring	Song Seung-heon; Kwon Sang-woo; Kim In-kwon; Park Han-byul; Ji Sung
Cinematography	Choi Ji-yeol
Edited by	Choi Jae-geun; Eom Jin-hwa
Music by	Choe Tae-wan; Im Hyeong-sun
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	20 March 2008;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$7,088,077

Fate (Korean: 숙명; RR: Sukmyeong) is a 2008 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Kim Hae-gon, starring Song Seung-heon, Kwon Sang-woo, Kim In-kwon, Park Han-byul and Ji Sung.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Gang members Woo-min, Cheol-jung, Do-wan and Yeong-hwan are close friends, who, with the help of older gang member Gang-seop, decide to rob a casino so they can start their lives over. But Cheol-jung betrays the others, and Woo-min ends up in prison. After serving his time, Woo-min tries to stay out of trouble, but finds himself drawn back into the underworld.

Cast

Song Seung-heon ... Kim Woo-min^[4]
Kwon Sang-woo ... Jo Cheol-jung
Kim In-kwon ... Jeong Do-wan^[5]
Park Han-byul ... Jeong Eun-yeong
Ji Sung ... Park Yeong-hwan
Hong Soo-hyun ... Jo Hyo-sook
Lee Seung-joon ... Hyo-sook's husband
Wi Seung-cheol
Min Eung-sik ... Jeong Doo-man
Ahn Nae-sang ... Cha Gang-seop
Jung Woo ... Choi Jeong-hak

Reception

Before filming was complete, the Japanese distribution rights to Fate were presold to Formula Entertainment for US$2 million, a relatively high sum due to Kwon Sang-woo's Korean Wave fanbase.^[6]^[7]

The film was not a big success, selling only 858,215 tickets nationwide.^[8]

References

^ "Sookmyeong (The Fate)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^ Lee, Hyo-won (18 March 2008). "Actors Kwon, Song Get Rough in Fate". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^ Lee, Hyo-won (20 March 2008). "Fate, When Pretty Boys Go Bad". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^ "A Whole New Destiny for Song Seung-hun". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^ Yang, Sung-jin (3 April 2008). "Herald Interview: Kim In-kwon plays a ruthless villain". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^ "Korean Film Sold to Japan". The Korea Times. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^ Yi, Chang-ho (24 August 2007). "Sookmyeong Pre-sold for Yearly High". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^ "Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Fate at HanCinema
Fate at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Fate at IMDb

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[1] "Sookmyeong (The Fate)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

[2] Lee, Hyo-won (18 March 2008). "Actors Kwon, Song Get Rough in Fate". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

[3] Lee, Hyo-won (20 March 2008). "Fate, When Pretty Boys Go Bad". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

[4] "A Whole New Destiny for Song Seung-hun". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

[5] Yang, Sung-jin (3 April 2008). "Herald Interview: Kim In-kwon plays a ruthless villain". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

[6] "Korean Film Sold to Japan". The Korea Times. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

[7] Yi, Chang-ho (24 August 2007). "Sookmyeong Pre-sold for Yearly High". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

[8] "Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

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