Blood Rain (film)

Blood Rain
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul
혈의 누
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyeolui Nu
McCune–ReischauerHyŏl-ŭi nu
Directed byKim Dae-seung
Written by
  • Lee Won-jae
  • Kim Seong-je
Produced byKim Mi-hee
Starring
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byJo Yeong-wook
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
  • May 4, 2005 (2005-05-04)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$14,270,938[1]

Blood Rain (Korean혈의 누; RRHyeolui Nu) is a 2005 South Korean period mystery thriller film. A murder mystery set in 1808, it touches on historical prejudice against Roman Catholicism in the Joseon Kingdom. Although primarily a period thriller, director Kim Dae-seung weaves together an unconventional mix of styles—a puzzle-box mystery plot traditionally associated with detective fiction, class-conscious social commentary, lush cinematography, sets and costume design, and a flair for gore.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Blood Rain" Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 혈의 누 (Blood Rain)". Twitch Film. 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  3. ^ Park, Jeong-ho (10 May 2005). "Mixing compelling drama with history". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)