I, the Executioner (2024 film)

I, the Executioner
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
베테랑2
Revised RomanizationBeterang 2
Directed byRyoo Seung-wan
Written by
  • Lee Won-jae
  • Ryoo Seung-wan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byBae Youn-tae
Music byChang Kiha
Production
company
Distributed byCJ ENM
Release dates
  • May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21) (Cannes)
  • September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) (South Korea)
Running time
118 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩10 million[1]
Box officeUS$53.5 million[2][3]

I, the Executioner (Korean베테랑2; RRBeterang 2; lit. Veteran 2) is a 2024 South Korean action crime film co-written, directed and produced by Ryoo Seung-wan, starring Hwang Jung-min and Jung Hae-in. The sequel to Ryoo's 2015 film Veteran, it follows veteran detective Seo Do-cheol teaming up with a young detective, Park Sun-woo, in a high-stakes pursuit of a serial killer.

The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2024. It was released theatrically in South Korea on September 13, 2024.

  1. ^ Kim Yoo-tae (January 2, 2024). 봉준호 2천억 대작 '미키17' 천만 감독 류승완 '베테랑2' 출격. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "I, the Executioner". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2024". KOFIC. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.