The Chronicles of Evil
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| Directed by | Beak Woon-hak |
| Produced by | Jang Won-seok Jeong Ui-seok |
| Written by | Beak Woon-hak |
| Starring | Son Hyun-joo Ma Dong-seok Choi Daniel Park Seo-joon |
| Music by | Hwang Sang-jun[1] |
| Cinematography | Park Jong-chul Jung Chul-min |
| Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
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B.A. Entertainment
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| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3.4 million |
| Box office | US$14.9 million |
The Chronicles of Evil (Hangul: 악의 연대기; RR: Akui Yeondaegi) is a 2015 South Korean thriller film written and directed by Beak Woon-hak (or Baek Woon-hak), starring Son Hyun-joo, Ma Dong-seok, Choi Daniel and Park Seo-joon.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Plot
Highly decorated homicide detective Choi Chang-sik has an enviable record and the respect of his peers. Days before a promotion, he dozes off on his way home after a celebratory drink with his colleagues. He wakes up to find that his taxi driver has taken him to a remote mountain trail and has pulled a knife on him. The two struggle, and Choi manages to kill the taxi driver in self-defense. Afraid that the incident would negatively impact his career, he covers up the crime scene and flees. The next day, the taxi driver's dead body has been strung up on a crane in front of the police station, and Choi is assigned to the case amidst widespread media attention. Choi's ordeal begins as he tries to misdirect the investigation and remove evidence, to the growing suspicion of rookie detective Cha Dong-jae. Then a man claiming to be the killer turns himself in and threatens to reveal the truth unless Choi reopens an old case.
Cast
- Son Hyun-joo as Choi Chang-sik
- Ma Dong-seok as Detective Oh
- Choi Daniel as Kim Jin-gyu
- Park Seo-joon as Cha Dong-jae
- Jung Won-joong as Chief of police
Release
The Chronicles of Evil was released in South Korean theaters on May 14, 2015. It opened at first place in the box office with 857,000 admissions in its first four days, grossing ₩6.91 billion (US$6.37 million).[8][9][10] At the end of its run, it grossed a total of ₩17,361,815,332 (US$14,958,245) on 2,192,525 admissions.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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Best Actor | Son Hyun-joo | Nominated |
| Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominated | ||
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Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominated | |
| Popular Star Award | Park Seo-joon | Won |
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External links
- Official website (Korean)
- The Chronicles of Evil on Facebook (Korean)
- The Chronicles of Evil at CJ Entertainment
- The Chronicles of Evil at the Korean Movie Database
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Chronicles of Evil at IMDb
- The Chronicles of Evil at HanCinema
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