Fate (2008 film)

2008 South Korean film

Fate

Theatrical poster

Hangul|

Hanja|

Revised Romanization| Sukmyeong
McCune–Reischauer| Sukmyŏng
Directed by| Kim Hae-gon
Written by| Kim Hae-gon
Produced by| Kang Min
Starring| Song Seung-heon
Kwon Sang-woo
Cinematography| Choi Ji-yeol
Edited by| Choi Jae-geun
Eom Jin-hwa
Music by| Choe Tae-wan
Im Hyeong-sun
Distributed by| CJ Entertainment

Release date

* 20 March 2008 (2008-03-20)

Running time

| 123 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean
Box office| US$7,088,077[1]

Fate (Korean: 숙명; RR: Sukmyeong) is a 2008 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Kim Hae-gon.[2][3]

## Plot

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Gang members Woo-min, Cheol-jung, Do-wan and Yeong-hwan are close friends, who, with the help of older gang member Gang-seop, decide to rob a casino so they can start their lives over. But Cheol-jung betrays the others, and Woo-min ends up in prison. After serving his time, Woo-min tries to stay out of trouble, but finds himself drawn back into the underworld.

## Cast

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* Song Seung-heon ... Kim Woo-min[4]
* Kwon Sang-woo ... Jo Cheol-jung
* Kim In-kwon ... Jeong Do-wan[5]
* Park Han-byul ... Jeong Eun-yeong
* Ji Sung ... Park Yeong-hwan
* Hong Soo-hyun ... Jo Hyo-sook
* Lee Seung-joon ... Hyo-sook's husband
* Wi Seung-cheol
* Min Eung-sik ... Jeong Doo-man
* Ahn Nae-sang ... Cha Gang-seop
* Jung Woo ... Choi Jeong-hak

## Reception

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Before filming was complete, the Japanese distribution rights to Fate were presold to Formula Entertainment for US$2 million, a relatively high sum due to Kwon Sang-woo's Korean Wave fanbase.[6][7]

The film was not a big success, selling only 858,215 tickets nationwide.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Sookmyeong (The Fate)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (18 March 2008). "Actors Kwon, Song Get Rough in Fate". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
3. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (20 March 2008). "Fate, When Pretty Boys Go Bad". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
4. ^ "A Whole New Destiny for Song Seung-hun". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
5. ^ Yang, Sung-jin (3 April 2008). "Herald Interview: Kim In-kwon plays a ruthless villain". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
6. ^ "Korean Film Sold to Japan". The Korea Times. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
7. ^ Yi, Chang-ho (24 August 2007). "Sookmyeong Pre-sold for Yearly High". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
8. ^ "Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Fate at HanCinema
* Fate at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Fate at IMDb

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