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The Target

2014 · 98 min

A breathless, propulsive chase that rarely pauses, keeping you tense and glued to the screen.

Directed by
Chang
Genres
Thriller, Action
Starring
Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Jin-uk, Yu Jun-sang
Tagline
The hunt is on.
Overview
At the same time as murder suspect Yeo-hoon is brought unconscious to the emergency room following a shooting incident, an assailant breaks into the house of Tae-jun, the emergency room's doctor in charge, and kidnaps his wife. The kidnapper calls the doctor and tells him to bring Yeo-hoon to him. To retrieve his wife, Tae-jun has no option but to save the patient and sneak him away before the police can notice.

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Directed by
Chang
Genres
Thriller, Action
Starring
Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Jin-uk, Yu Jun-sang
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Tone
    Pacing
    relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action8
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension8
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, action
    Directed by
    Chang
    Written by
    Jo Seong-geol, Jeon Cheol-hong
    Starring
    Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Jin-uk, Yu Jun-sang, Jin Goo, Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Sung-ryung, Cho Eun-ji, Lee Hyun-wook
    Music
    Park In-young
    Cinematography
    Choi Sang-muk
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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