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Jiphaengja

2009Movie⏱️ 1h 38m
Drama
⭐ 6.3
IMDB Rating
223 votes

An execution scheduled to be carried out in 12 years creates a hostile and stifling atmosphere among guards in one jail. This has profound effects on the dehumanization of Jae-kyoung, a young, newly appointed guard who nonetheless...

Director
Jin Ho Choi
Writers
N/A
Stars
Lee Chang-ju, Hyun-jae Cho, Yoo Hyeong-kwan
Release Date
November 5, 2009
Language
Korean
Country
South Korea
πŸ† 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 2
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

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Lee Chang-ju
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Hyun-jae Cho
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Yoo Hyeong-kwan
as Department chief
Park In-hwan
Park In-hwan
as Officer Kim
Cho Jae-hyun
Cho Jae-hyun
as Jong-ho
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Su-jeong Jo
as Se-ra
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Geon Kim
Yoon Kyesang
Yoon Kyesang
as Jae-kyeong
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Kim Minho
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Cha Soo Yeon
as Eun-joo (Jae-kyeong's girlfriend)

πŸ’° Box Office

$2,525,218
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color

🏷️ Keywords

christmas

🎯 Categories

KoreanDrama

⭐ Featured Review

An execution film with good amount of drama and humour
by darrylwad β€’ 2010-09-15
7/10

"AKA 'The Executioner' I saw this film for the first time last night, after seeing the trailer I knew I'd enjoy this film and I did. The film is based almost totally in a prison where 3 of the inmates are set to be hung for their various crimes and concentrates mainly on 3 of the guards and 2 of the 3 set to be executed. As with many Korean films there is just the right balance between drama and humour. It's just over 90 minutes long and to me it felt longer (but in a very good way), indeed I wish it were a little longer. Good strong characters, a well paced film, good ..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

An execution scheduled to be carried out in 12 years creates a hostile and stifling atmosphere among guards in one jail. This has profound effects on the dehumanization of Jae-kyoung, a young, newly appointed guard who nonetheless...