Gate (film)

Gate
Theatrical poster
Hangul 게이트
Revised Romanization Ge-i-teu
Directed by Shin Jai-ho
Produced by Oh Pil-jin
Written by Lee Hyun-chol
Song Chang-yong
Starring Jung Ryeo-won
Im Chang-jung
Jung Sang-hoon
Lee Geung-young
Lee Moon-sik
Kim Do-hoon
Music by Im Chang-jung
Cinematography Lee Sang-min
Edited by Steve Choi
Distributed by Joy N Cinema
Release date
  • February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)
Running time
92 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$763,899[1]

Gate (Hangul: 게이트; RR: Ge-i-teu) is a 2018 South Korean crime comedy film directed by Shin Jai-ho.[2]

Cast

  • Jung Ryeo-won as So-eun
  • Im Chang-jung as Gyu-cheol
  • Jung Sang-hoon as Min-wook
  • Lee Geung-young as Jang-choon
  • Lee Moon-sik as Cheol-soo
  • Kim Do-hoon as Won-ho
  • Sunwoo Eun-sook as Ok-ja
  • Jung Kyung-soon as Ae-ri
  • Kim Bo-min as Mi-ae
  • Lim Chul-hyung as Eun-tak
  • Ko Dong-ok as Kwang-ho
  • Kim Hyo-min as Nam-ho
  • Han Yi-jin as Dong-goo
  • Yun Song-a as Kim Won-jang (special appearance)
  • Choi Yun-seul as Announcer (special appearance)

Background

The film was reportedly inspired by the Choi Soon-sil political affair, which erupted in end-2016.[3]

References

  1. "Gate (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. "Open 'Gate' for comic satire of reality". The Korea Herald. 19 February 2018.
  3. "Heist flick unafraid to mock reality : Inspired by political scandal, 'Gate' tries to avoid being too similar". Korea JoongAng Daily.


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