Sunflower (Hangul: ????; RR: Haebaragi) is a 2006 South Korean action film.
Sunflower | |
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Theatrical poster | |
Hangul | ???? |
Revised Romanization | Haebaragi |
McCune–Reischauer | Haebaragi |
Directed by | Kang Seok-beom |
Produced by | Jeon Ho-jin Jeon Jae-sun |
Written by | Kang Seok-beom |
Starring | Kim Rae-won Kim Hae-sook |
Music by | Angelo Lee |
Cinematography | Kim Woo-jae |
Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | $3.3 million |
Box office | $8.22 million |
Screenplay
Former gangster Tae-sik is released from prison and heads back to his hometown to live in a small restaurant with a woman. Attempting to leave his past behind, he takes a job in a garage and tries to keep away from the local gangs, most of whom still live in fear of his brutal reputation. When a local politician wants to knock down his adoptive mom's restaurant to build a new shopping mall, Tae-sik struggles to avoid returning to a life of violence.
- Kim Rae-won - Oh Tae-sik
- Kim Hae-sook
- Huh E-jae
- Kim Byung-ok
- Kim Jung-tae
- Han Jung-soo
- Ji Dae-han
- Park Sung-woong
- Park Cheol-ho
Sunflower was released in South Korea on 23 November 2006, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 267,065 admissions. It held the number-one spot for a second consecutive weekend, and went on to receive a total of 1,543,429 admissions, with a gross (as of 7 January 2007) of US$8,221,999.