The Five (film)

The Five
The Five
	Poster
Directed by	Jeong Yeon-shik
Written by	Jeong Yeon-shik
Based on	The 5ive Hearts; by Jeong Yeon-shik
Produced by	Kang Woo-suk
Starring	Kim Sun-a ; On Joo-wan ; Ma Dong-seok ; Shin Jung-geun ; Jung In-gi ; Lee Chung-ah
Cinematography	Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by	Kim Chang-ju ; Park Gyeong-suk
Music by	Shim Hyeon-jeong
Production; companies	Cinema Service; KT Media Hub
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	November 14, 2013;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$4.9 million

The Five (Korean: 더 파이브; RR: Deo Paibeu) is a 2013 South Korean horror thriller film written and directed by Jeong Yeon-shik based on his own webtoon The 5ive Hearts, which first appeared on internet portal Daum in April 2011.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Kim Sun-a starred as a disabled woman who gathers four desperate people in need of organs to take revenge on the serial killer who murdered her family.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Plot

Eun-ah was living a perfect, happy life with her family until a sociopathic young man named Jae-wook brutally and senselessly murders her husband and daughter in front of her eyes. Barely escaping alive herself, Eun-ah is left half-paralyzed and reliant on a wheelchair. After her recovery, she grows fixated on taking revenge on him. Two years later, following a long search, she hones in within striking distance of the killer. Faced with such a dangerous adversary and her immobility, Eun-ah gathers four people marginalized by society, each with a different skill, to help her kill Jae-wook. In exchange, she is prepared to give them something they desperately need—her organs. All four accomplices—which include a North Korean defector, an ex-gangster, a doctor, and an engineer—are in need of organ transplants for various reasons, and Eun-ah promises them her organs once her revenge is complete. But things don't go as planned, and the killer turns the tables and starts hunting them himself.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Cast

Kim Sun-a as Go Eun-ah
On Joo-wan as Oh Jae-wook
Ma Dong-seok as Jang Dae-ho, ex-gangster
Shin Jung-geun as Nam-cheol, engineer
Jung In-gi as Cheol-min, doctor
Lee Chung-ah as Park Jeong-ha, computer technician
Park Hyo-joo as Hye-jin, Christian social worker
Lee Yong-yi as Jeong-ha's mother
Jo Han-cheol as Kim Seong-il, Eun-ah's husband
Kim Hyun-soo as Kim Ga-young, Eun-ah's daughter
Choi Hak-rak as Jeong-do
Jung Soo-young as Dae-ho's wife
Yeo Min-joo as Hyeon-joo, hospital patient
Lee Jun-hyeok as Detective Park
Park Ji-hong as Park Kyeong-soo, parking attendant
Han Yeon-kyeong as Chae-young, Ga-young's school friend
Lee Seung-hoon as Min-soo
Go Bong-gu as Sang-gu
Oh Min-ae as Baker
Oh Man-seok as Loan shark boss
Kim Gyeong-ran as Minimart owner
Kim Min-kyu

References

^ "The Fives (2013)".
^ Tae, Sang-joon (25 November 2013). "JEONG Yeon-shik, Director of THE FIVES by TAE Sang-joon: Web Cartoonist Debuts Behind the Camera". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Yim, Seung-hye (6 December 2013). "Director takes new route to bring Fives to film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ "The Five Kim Seon-ah synchronizes 100%". Hancinema. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Ho, Stewart (28 November 2012). "Kim Sun Ah in Discussion to Make Her Big Screen Return Through The Five". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Sunwoo, Carla (30 January 2013). "Kim Sun-a to make way back to the big screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Lee, Eun-ah (16 May 2013). "Actress Kim Sun-A's New Film Cranks Up". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ "High Fives". Korea JoongAng Daily. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ "Korean actresses no longer pretend to be pretty, weak, ingenuous". The Dong-A Ilbo. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ "The Fives". M-Line Distribution. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Conran, Pierce (7 November 2013). "Review: One-Stop Korean Revenge Shop THE FIVE Is A Bloody Good Time". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Mudge, James (15 April 2014). "The Five (2013) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Song, Soon-jin (25 November 2013). "Box Office: November 7-20, 2013". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
The Five on Facebook (in Korean)
The Five at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
The Five at HanCinema
The 5ive Hearts webtoon at Daum (in Korean)

[1] "The Fives (2013)".

[2] Tae, Sang-joon (25 November 2013). "JEONG Yeon-shik, Director of THE FIVES by TAE Sang-joon: Web Cartoonist Debuts Behind the Camera". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[3] Yim, Seung-hye (6 December 2013). "Director takes new route to bring Fives to film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[4] "The Five Kim Seon-ah synchronizes 100%". Hancinema. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[5] Ho, Stewart (28 November 2012). "Kim Sun Ah in Discussion to Make Her Big Screen Return Through The Five". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[6] Sunwoo, Carla (30 January 2013). "Kim Sun-a to make way back to the big screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[7] Lee, Eun-ah (16 May 2013). "Actress Kim Sun-A's New Film Cranks Up". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[8] "High Fives". Korea JoongAng Daily. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[9] "Korean actresses no longer pretend to be pretty, weak, ingenuous". The Dong-A Ilbo. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[10] "The Fives". M-Line Distribution. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[11] Conran, Pierce (7 November 2013). "Review: One-Stop Korean Revenge Shop THE FIVE Is A Bloody Good Time". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[12] Mudge, James (15 April 2014). "The Five (2013) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[13] Song, Soon-jin (25 November 2013). "Box Office: November 7-20, 2013". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

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