Land of Happiness

Land of Happiness
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
행복의 나라
Literal meaningLand of Happiness
Revised RomanizationHaengbog-ui nala
Directed byChoo Chang-min
Written by
  • Heo Jun-seok
Produced byLee Jun-taek
Jang Jin-seung
Starring
CinematographyHong Jae-sik
Edited byHeo Seon-mi
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
companies
Papas Films
Oscar 10 Studio
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14)
Running time
124 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$4.8 million[1]

Land of Happiness (Korean행복의 나라) is a 2024 South Korean period drama film directed by Choo Chang-min, starring Jo Jung-suk, Lee Sun-kyun, and Yoo Jae-myung. The film is inspired by the real-life figure Tae Yoon-ki [ko], who served as the defense attorney for Army colonel Park Heung-ju [ko] in the aftermath of the assassination of Park Chung Hee.[2] It was released theatrically on August 14, 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2024". KOFIC. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Jo, Ji-young (July 22, 2024). "'행복의 나라' 조정석 "변호하고 싶을 정도로 욕망 끓었던 작품"" ['Land of Happiness' Jo Jung-seok "A work that made me want to defend it"]. Chosun (in Korean).
  3. ^ Kim, Hyeon-deok (May 10, 2024). 故 이선균 유작 ‘행복의 나라’, 8월 관객들 만난다 [공식] [The late Lee Sun-kyun's posthumous work 'The Land of Happiness' will meet audiences in August [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Naver.