The Divine Move

The Divine Move
Theatrical poster
Directed byJo Bum-gu
Written byYu Seong-hyeop
Produced byPark Mae-hee
Yu Jeong-hun
Hwang Geun-ha
StarringJung Woo-sung
Lee Beom-soo
Ahn Sung-ki
Kim In-kwon
Lee Si-young
Ahn Gil-kang
Choi Jin-hyuk
CinematographyKim Dong-young
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byChang Hyuk-jin
Production
companies
Showbox/Mediaplex
MAYS Entertainment
Azit Film
Distributed byShowbox/Mediaplex
Release date
  • July 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$27.9 million[1][2]

The Divine Move (Korean신의 한 수; RRSin-ui Hansu) is a 2014 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Jo Bum-gu. It stars Jung Woo-sung as a former baduk player, and revolves around his quest for revenge.[3][4][5][6]

The title refers to a particularly brilliant move, considered to be a "once in a lifetime" experience for only the best professionals, in the board game baduk (called Go in the West) which often turns what was a losing or close game into a winning effort at the most crucial moment.

A prequel spin-off, The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful, was released on November 7, 2019.[7]

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  2. ^ "The Divine Move (2014)". Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (3 September 2013). "JUNG Woo-sung and LEE Beom-su Headline New Action Noir GOD'S TRICK". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  4. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (30 May 2014). "The Divine Move an action twist on baduk". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  5. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (27 June 2014). "High stakes set in risky baduk flick". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  6. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (2 July 2014). "Herald Review: When go meets fierce action". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  7. ^ Pierce Conran (28 October 2019). "THE DIVINE MOVE 2: THE WRATHFUL Angles for November Release". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2022-06-21.