Smugglers (2023 film)

Smugglers
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
밀수
Hanja
密輸
Revised RomanizationMilsu
Directed byRyoo Seung-wan
Written by
  • Ryoo Seung-wan
  • Kim Jeong-yeon
Produced byKang Hye-jung
Starring
Music byChang Kiha
Production
company
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
Running time
129 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$36.9 million[1]

Smugglers (Korean밀수; Hanja密輸; RRMilsu) is a 2023 South Korean action crime film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, who co-wrote the film with Kim Jeong-yeon. The film stars Kim Hye-soo, Yum Jung-ah, Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Kim Jong-soo, and Go Min-si. It was released theatrically on July 26, 2023.[2][3]

The film is said to be based on the motif of haenyeo who participated in smuggling in the 1970s, overlapping with the fact that a female smuggling ring was active in Busan at the time.[4]

  1. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2023". KOFIC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Kang Min-kyung (January 25, 2023). "[공식] 류승완 '밀수', 올여름 개봉 확정...김혜수·염정아의 첫 만남" [[Official] Ryoo Seung-wan's 'Smuggling' confirmed to be released this summer... Kim Hye-soo and Yum Jung-ah's first meeting] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Hong Se-young (April 12, 2023). "김혜수·염정아·조인성·박정민 '밀수', 7월 26일 개봉 확정 [공식]" [Kim Hye-soo, Yeom Jeong-ah, Jo In-seong, and Park Jung-min 'Smugglers' confirmed to be released on July 26 [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Kukinew (July 30, 2023). "'류승완 감독 밝힌 '밀수'의 몇 가지 이야기 [쿠키인터뷰]"". kukinews.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.