The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful | |
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Hangul | 신의 한 수: 귀수편 |
Revised Romanization | Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon |
Directed by | Lee Khan |
Written by | Yoo Sung-hyub |
Produced by | Lee Jin-sung |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Kim Dong-young |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Music by | Jang Hyuk-jin Jang Yong-jin |
Production company | Mays Entertainment |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$15.6 million [1] [2] |
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful ( Korean: 신의 한 수: 귀수편; RR: Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon) is a 2019 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Lee Khan. [2] A prequel spin-off to the 2014 film The Divine Move, it stars Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Hee-won, and Kim Sung-kyun. [3] The film premiered in South Korean cinemas on November 7, 2019. [4]
Gwi-soo ( Kwon Sang-woo) loses everything due to the game of baduk. With the help of his baduk teacher Heo Il-do ( Kim Sung-kyun) and Teacher Ddong ( Kim Hee-won), Gwi-soo jumps into the high stakes baduk game. He goes up against masters from all over the country.
Filming began on September 15, 2018 and was wrapped up on January 14, 2019. [5]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. [6]
Yoon Min-sik from The Korea Herald wrote, "One-dimensional characters, comic-bookish exaggeration, numerous plot holes and no real twist -- yet the film still manages to be quite fun with adrenaline-pumping action and excitement. It’s not a masterpiece, but it manages to create an intriguing, messed-up world." [7]
On its opening day, the film finished first place at the box office by attracting 176,604 moviegoers, ahead of Terminator: Dark Fate and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982. [8] During its opening weekend, the film topped box office with US$6.74 million gross from 879,000 admissions. [9] The film surpassed 2 million admissions on November 22. [10]
As of June 20, 2022, the film attracted 2,159,081 admissions with US$14.3 million gross. [2]
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful | |
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![]() Promotional poster | |
Hangul | 신의 한 수: 귀수편 |
Revised Romanization | Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon |
Directed by | Lee Khan |
Written by | Yoo Sung-hyub |
Produced by | Lee Jin-sung |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Kim Dong-young |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Music by | Jang Hyuk-jin Jang Yong-jin |
Production company | Mays Entertainment |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
|
Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$15.6 million [1] [2] |
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful ( Korean: 신의 한 수: 귀수편; RR: Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon) is a 2019 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Lee Khan. [2] A prequel spin-off to the 2014 film The Divine Move, it stars Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Hee-won, and Kim Sung-kyun. [3] The film premiered in South Korean cinemas on November 7, 2019. [4]
Gwi-soo ( Kwon Sang-woo) loses everything due to the game of baduk. With the help of his baduk teacher Heo Il-do ( Kim Sung-kyun) and Teacher Ddong ( Kim Hee-won), Gwi-soo jumps into the high stakes baduk game. He goes up against masters from all over the country.
Filming began on September 15, 2018 and was wrapped up on January 14, 2019. [5]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. [6]
Yoon Min-sik from The Korea Herald wrote, "One-dimensional characters, comic-bookish exaggeration, numerous plot holes and no real twist -- yet the film still manages to be quite fun with adrenaline-pumping action and excitement. It’s not a masterpiece, but it manages to create an intriguing, messed-up world." [7]
On its opening day, the film finished first place at the box office by attracting 176,604 moviegoers, ahead of Terminator: Dark Fate and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982. [8] During its opening weekend, the film topped box office with US$6.74 million gross from 879,000 admissions. [9] The film surpassed 2 million admissions on November 22. [10]
As of June 20, 2022, the film attracted 2,159,081 admissions with US$14.3 million gross. [2]