Sunflower (2006 film)

Sunflower (Korean: 해바라기; RR: Haebaragi) is a 2006 South Korean action film directed by Kang Seok-beom.

Sunflower
Theatrical poster
Hangul해바라기
Revised RomanizationHaebaragi
McCune–ReischauerHaebaragi
Directed byKang Seok-beom
Produced byJeon Ho-jin
Jeon Jae-sun
Written byKang Seok-beom
StarringKim Rae-won
Kim Hae-sook
Music byAngelo Lee
CinematographyKim Woo-jae
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • 23 November 2006 (2006-11-23)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget$3.3 million
Box office$8.22 million[1]

Premise

Former gangster Tae-sik is released from prison and heads back to his hometown to live in a small restaurant with a woman. Attempting to leave his past behind, he takes a job in a garage and tries to keep away from the local gangs, most of whom still live in fear of his brutal reputation. When a local politician wants to knock down his adoptive mom's restaurant to build a new shopping mall, Tae-sik struggles to avoid returning to a life of violence.

Cast

Release

Sunflower was released in South Korea on 23 November 2006,[2] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 267,065 admissions.[3] It held the number-one spot for a second consecutive weekend,[4] and went on to receive a total of 1,543,429 admissions,[2] with a gross (as of 7 January 2007) of US$8,221,999.[1]

References
  1. "South Korea Box Office, January 1–7, 2007". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "Box-Office Admission Results" (2006). 'Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  3. "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2006.11.24 ~ 2006.11.26). HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  4. "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2006.12.01 ~ 2006.12.03). HanCinema. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
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