Cold Eyes

Cold Eyes
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGamsijadeul
McCune–ReischauerKamsijadeul
Directed byCho Ui-seok
Kim Byeong-seo
Written byCho Ui-seok
Based onEye in the Sky
by Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee
Produced byLee Yu-jin
StarringSol Kyung-gu
Jung Woo-sung
Han Hyo-joo
Lee Jun-ho
CinematographyKim Byeong-seo
Yeo Kyung-bo
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byDalpalan
Jang Young-gyu
Production
company
Zip Cinema
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03)
Running time
118 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$4.5 million
Box officeUS$37.8 million[1]

Cold Eyes (Korean감시자들; RRGamsijadeul; lit. "Stakeout" or "Surveillance") is a 2013 South Korean action thriller film starring Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, and Han Hyo-joo. A remake of the 2007 Hong Kong film Eye in the Sky, Cold Eyes is about detectives from the surveillance team of a special crime unit who work together to track down a highly efficient and dangerous robber and the crew he leads.[2][3][4][5][6]

It made its North American premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,[7][8][9] and also screened at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival in the Open Cinema section.[10][11]

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  2. ^ Jung, Han-seok (1 August 2013). "JOH Ui-seok and KIM Byeong-seo, Directors of COLD EYES: The Art of Watching and Being Watched". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (8 February 2013). "Police Are Hot in Pursuit of a Kingpin in COLD EYES". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  4. ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (14 May 2013). "Movie Cold Eyes Ready To Thrill Audience in 2013 Summer". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  5. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (6 June 2013). "Cold Eyes is a story of firsts for the cast". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Lee, Eun-sun (14 June 2013). "Two Big Things Are Coming: 1,000 Eyes Staring at Him - Cold Eyes". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  7. ^ Conran, Pierce (24 July 2013). "Toronto Looks to COLD EYES: Korean Thriller Gets Gala Invite for TIFF". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  8. ^ "Cold Eyes Invited to Toronto Int'l Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  9. ^ "Toronto film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  10. ^ Willette, Jeff (10 October 2013). "Busan International Film Festival 2013". SippinSoko.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  11. ^ Arcega, Raymond (27 October 2013). "Busan International Film Festival 2013". GreenTeaGraffiti. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-27.