''Fengshui'' (also referred as ''Feng Shui'') is a 2018 South Korean

period film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...

directed by

Park Hee-gon Park Hee-gon (born 1969) is a South Korean film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. ...

. It stars

Cho Seung-woo Cho Seung-woo (born March 28, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' The Classic'' (2003), ''Marathon'' (2005), '' Tazza: The High Rollers'' (2006), and ''Inside Men'' (2015), as well as ...

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Kim Sung-kyun Kim Sung-kyun (born May 25, 1980) is a South Korean actor. Kim began his career in theatre, then made his screen debut as a gangster boss's faithful henchman in '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'', followed by supporting roles in '' The Ne ...

Baek Yoon-sik Baek Yoon-sik (born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting. Career Baek Yoon-sik made his debut in 1970 on KBS TV. In the coming years he would appear in four films, taking ...

and

Moon Chae-won Moon Chae-won (; born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Moon first attracted attention in 2008 in her supporting role as a gisaeng in ''Painter of the Wind''. She was next cast in '' Brilliant Legacy'', one of the top-rated Korean dr ...

. The film tells the story of a ''pungsu'' expert, Park Jae-sang, who can determine the land that bring good fortune and people around him who compete to occupy the land in order to change their fate and become king. The film is the third and final installment of Jupiter Film's three-part film project on the Korean fortune-telling traditions, following ''

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'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2018). It was released in South Korea on September 19, 2018.

Premise

A period drama about those who struggle to become king and fight over grave sites and a young man who lost his parents attempting to take revenge on the king.

Cast

Main

as Park Jae-sang *

as Heung-sun *

as Kim Byung-ki *

as Kim Jwa-geun *

as Cho-sun *

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as Goo Yong-sik

Supporting

Lee Won-geun Lee Won-geun (born June 27, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in the 2012 popular historical television drama ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012) and is best known for starring in the high school drama '' Cheer Up!'' (2015) an ...

as Hun-jong * Park Choong-sun as Jung Man-in *

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as Won-kyung *

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as Chun Hee-yeon *

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as Jang Soon-kyu * Jung Jae-heon as Ahn Pil-joo * Jeon Shin-hwan as Ha Jung-il

Special appearance

* Kim Min-jae as

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Heo Sung-tae Heo Sung-tae ( , born 20 October 1977) is a South Korean actor with over sixty film and television credits. He came to national prominence in the 2016 period thriller film ''The Age of Shadows''. Early life Heo was born in Busan, South Korea. ...

as Lee Si-young *

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as Kim Yoon-cheol *

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as Lady Nam's husband * Jo Bok-rae as Bbeokkuki

Production

Principal photography began on August 22, 2017. Production ended on January 5, 2018. Filming take place in

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, Gyeongnam-do.

Release

The film premiered in South Korea on September 19, 2018, with age 12-rating. The film was released alongside '' The Great Battle'', ''

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'', and '' The Nun'', which considered as the most competitive week on Korean Box Office this year. In North America, the film was released in limited theaters on September 21, 2018. The film has been selected to screen at the ''Spotlight on Korea'' section of the 38th

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in November 2018. The film was released in VOD services and digital download on October 15, 2018.

Reception

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. Praise was given to the acting performances (particularly by

, and

), and cinematography. Most criticisms centered on how the film failed to become a gripping political period-drama despite its solid cast, and some weak performances (particularly by

and

). Yoon Min-sik from ''

The Korea Herald ''The Korea Herald'' is a leading English-language daily newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from int ...

'' wrote, "Director Park does a passable job of keeping up the suspense with intriguing characters and depiction of the peril at hand, although this is not an immensely difficult task with the abundance of quality actors. Cho is good as usual, and Baek’s steady tone and solemn look reek of charisma. However, the film relies too much on luck, guesswork and brute force to appeal as a political drama." Woo Jae-yeon from ''

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'' wrote, "Despite the compelling story peppered with twists and stellar performances by Cho Seung-woo, Ji Sung and Baek Yoon-sik, one might leave the theater, feeling the business is unsolved and more stories are left to be told... oweverthe filming locations, boosted by the excellent work of the cinematography, is quite breathtaking and fascinating."

Box office

The film earned from previews and pre-sales. On its opening day, the film attracted 108,832 moviegoers and grossed , finished second behind '' The Great Battle'' which released on the same day. During its opening weekend, the film finished in second place with gross from 548,989 attendance, tailing ''The Great Battle'' in the lead. After 6 days of screening, the film surpassed 1 million admissions on September 24, 2018. The film dropped to third place during its second weekend with gross from 240,449 attendance, 58% lower gross compared to its debut weekend. On October 2, the film surpassed 2 million admissions. During its third weekend, the film dropped to seventh place with gross from 19,969 attendance, 92% lower gross compared to its second weekend. As of October 30, 2018, the film attracted 2,084,811 moviegoers with gross.

References

External links

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