Space Sweepers

Space Sweepers
Official release poster
Hangul
승리호
Hanja
勝利號
Revised RomanizationSeungriho
Directed byJo Sung-hee
Written by
  • Yoon Seung-min
  • Yoo-kang Seo-ae
  • Jo Sung-hee
Produced by
  • Yoon In-beom
  • Kim Soo-jin
Starring
CinematographyByun Bong-sun
Edited by
  • Nam Na-young
  • Ha Mi-ra
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
companies
  • Bidangil Pictures
  • Dexter Studios
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)
Running time
136 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
English
Budget₩24 billion[1]
(~US$21.2 million)

Space Sweepers (Korean: 승리호; Hanja: 勝利號; RR: Seungriho; lit. Spaceship Victory) is a 2021 South Korean space western film directed by Jo Sung-hee, starring Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu and Yoo Hae-jin.[2] Regarded as the first Korean film space blockbuster,[3] it was released directly on Netflix worldwide on February 5, 2021.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Conran, Pierce (May 31, 2019). "Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-ri Confirmed for The Victory". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Conran, Pierce (July 12, 2019). "Jo Sung-hee's Victory with Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri Takes Off". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Choi, Ji-won (August 18, 2020). "'Space Sweepers' is not the usual sci-fi hero blockbuster". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (August 18, 2020). "'Space Sweepers' promises to take moviegoers on the ride of a lifetime". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2020.