Hard Hit

Hard Hit
Official release poster
Hangul
발신제한
Hanja
發信制限
Revised RomanizationBalsinjehan
Directed byKim Chang-ju
Based onRetribution
by Alberto Marini
Produced byKim Hyun-chul
Lee Dae-hee
Kim Kwon-sik
Min Kyung-wook
Starring
CinematographyKim Tae-soo
Edited byKim Chang-ju
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
companies
TPS Company
CJ Entertainment
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23) (South Korea)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩7 billion[2]
Box officeUS$6.7 million[3]

Hard Hit (Korean발신제한; Hanja發信制限; RRBalsinjehan; lit. Restricted Call) is a 2021 South Korean action crime film directed by Kim Chang-ju and starring Jo Woo-jin, Lee Jae-in and Ji Chang-wook. The film depicts the unpredictable circumstances the members of an ordinary family have to deal with after a mysterious phone call puts them in a horrific situation.[4] It is a remake of Retribution, a 2015 Spanish action thriller film directed by Dani de la Torre.

The film was theatrically released on June 23, 2021.[5] It grossed $6.7 million domestically, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Korean film of 2021.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (June 14, 2021). "'발신제한', 멈출 수 없는 94분의 스릴..짜릿한 도심 추격" ['Call Restriction', the thrill of 94 minutes that can't be stopped.. Exciting city chase]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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  3. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) HARD HIT (2021)". KOFIC. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Jo Hyunna (January 23, 2021). "'발신제한' 김창주 감독 - 해운대 질주의 스릴과 서스펜스" ['Restricted Calls' Director Kim Chang-joo-The thrill and suspense of running at Haeundae]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Kim Yoo-jin (June 7, 2021). "'발신제한' 6월 23일 개봉 확정…조우진 "건강하게 극장에서 만나요"" ['Send Restriction' to be released on June 23rd... Jo Woo-jin "See you at the theater in good health"]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Jung Yoo-jin (July 2, 2021). "'발신제한' 10일째 만에 50만 돌파…올 개봉 한국영화 중 처음 "감사" [Nbox]" ['Outgoing Restriction' exceeded 500,000 in 10 days... "Thank you" for the first time among Korean films released this year [Nbox]]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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  8. ^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Year 2021 (All films ranking)". KOFIC. Retrieved December 12, 2021.