Kingmaker (film)

For the 2019 film, see The Kingmaker (film).

Kingmaker
Promotional poster
Hangul
킹메이커
Revised RomanizationKingmeikeo
Directed byByun Sung-hyun
Screenplay by
  • Byun Sung-Hyun
  • Kim Min-soo
Produced by
  • Lee Jin-hee
  • Park Jun-ho
Starring
CinematographyJo Hyung-rae
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Music by
  • Kim Hong-jip
  • Lee Jin-hee
Production
company
Seed Film
Distributed byMegabox JoongAng PlusM
Release date
  • January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)
Running time
123 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$12.78 million[1]
Box officeUS$6.05 million[2][3]

Kingmaker (Korean: 킹메이커; RR: Kingmeikeo) is a 2022 South Korean political drama film, written and directed by Byun Sung-hyun for Seed Film and starring Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sun-kyun and Yoo Jae-myung. It was scheduled to be theatrically released on December 29, 2021, but due to rapid increase in COVID-19 pandemic it was released on January 26, 2022, to coincide with Korean New Year holidays. The film was also officially invited in competition section at the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival held from April 22 to 30, 2022.[4]

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