Smugglers (2023 film)

Smugglers
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
밀수
Hanja
密輸
Revised RomanizationMilsu
Directed byRyoo Seung-wan
Written by
  • Ryoo Seung-wan
  • Kim Jeong-yeon
Produced byKang Hye-jung
Starring
Music byChang Kiha
Production
company
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
Running time
129 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$36.9 million[1]

Smugglers (Korean밀수; Hanja密輸; RRMilsu) is a 2023 South Korean action crime film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, who co-wrote the film with Kim Jeong-yeon. The film stars Kim Hye-soo, Yum Jung-ah, Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Kim Jong-soo, and Go Min-si. It was released theatrically on July 26, 2023.[2][3]

2024 based Telugu Film Devara directed by Koratala Siva was loosely based on this film. The film is said to be based on the motif of haenyeo who participated in smuggling in the 1970s, overlapping with the fact that a female smuggling ring was active in Busan at the time.[4]

  1. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2023". KOFIC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Kang Min-kyung (January 25, 2023). "[공식] 류승완 '밀수', 올여름 개봉 확정...김혜수·염정아의 첫 만남" [[Official] Ryoo Seung-wan's 'Smuggling' confirmed to be released this summer... Kim Hye-soo and Yum Jung-ah's first meeting] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Hong Se-young (April 12, 2023). "김혜수·염정아·조인성·박정민 '밀수', 7월 26일 개봉 확정 [공식]" [Kim Hye-soo, Yeom Jeong-ah, Jo In-seong, and Park Jung-min 'Smugglers' confirmed to be released on July 26 [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Kukinew (July 30, 2023). "'류승완 감독 밝힌 '밀수'의 몇 가지 이야기 [쿠키인터뷰]"". kukinews.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.