Commitment (2013 film)

Commitment
Directed byPark Hong-soo[1]
Written byKim Soo-young
Produced byPark Eun-gyeong
Lee Deok-jae
Lee Seong-hun
Choe Ji-yun
StarringChoi Seung-hyun
Han Ye-ri
Yoon Je-moon
Jo Sung-ha
Kim Yoo-jung
CinematographyKim Gi-tae
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byNoh Hyeong-woo
Distributed byShowbox/Mediaplex[2]
(South Korea)
Well Go USA Entertainment (United States)
Release dates
  • November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06) (South Korea)
  • December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$6,834,802[3]

Commitment (Korean: 동창생; Hanja: 同窓生; RR: Dongchangsaeng; lit. "Alumnus" or "The Graduate") is a 2013 South Korean action drama film starring Choi Seung-hyun, Han Ye-ri, Yoon Je-moon, Jo Sung-ha and Kim Yoo-jung.[4] He plays the teenage son of an ex-North Korean agent who is tasked to kill a North Korean assassin in South Korea in order to save his younger sister.[5][6][7][8]

The film is about third generation Koreans since the division of the peninsula and the Korean War, historical events that the teenage characters did not directly experience, but nevertheless, change their lives and destinies.[9][10]

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  5. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (June 26, 2012). "T.O.P to play North Korean assassin". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Ho, Stewart (January 24, 2013). "Big Bang's T.O.P Wraps Filming on The Alumni". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  7. ^ Lee, Tae-ho (January 24, 2013). "New Movie Starring T.O.P Wraps Up Shooting". 10Asia. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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  9. ^ Lee, Eun-sun (February 8, 2013). "A Lonely Boy Meets a Lonely Girl in COMMITMENT". Korean Film Council. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  10. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (December 31, 2013). "North Korea a major theme in movies' big year". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 22, 2014.