''Kill Boksoon'' () is a 2023 South Korean

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film directed and written by Byun Sung-hyun, starring

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, and

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. It is slated to release on

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on March 31, 2023.

Synopsis

Gil Bok-soon (

), a legendary killer in the contract killing industry, gets caught up in an unavoidable confrontation just before renewing her contract with the company.

Cast

Main

as Gil Bok-soon ** Park Se-hyun as young Gil Bok-soon : A single mother and the best killer of MK. ENT and referred as "Kill Boksoon" by industry insiders. *

as Cha Min-kyu **

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as young Cha Min-kyu : CEO of MK. ENT. *

as Cha Min-hee : Director of MK. ENT and younger sister of Min-kyu. *

as Han Hee-seong : An affiliated killer of MK. ENT. *

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as Gil Jae-yeong : The daughter of Bok-soon who knows nothing about her mother's profession.

Supporting

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as Kim Yeong-ji : A member of MK. ENT. * Park Kwang-jae *

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* Kim Ki-cheon *

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* Kim Jun-bae *

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Special appearance

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Production

On January 4, 2022, ''Kill Boksoon'' confirmed production with ensemble casting of

, and

as the lead roles. On April 7, 2022, it was reported that actress

was injured while filming and stopped filming, but after receiving treatment at the hospital, she returned to the scene and continued filming.

Release

The film was officially invited to the Berlinale Special section at the

73rd Berlin International Film Festival The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 16 to 26 February 2023. It was the first completely in-person Berlinale since the 70th in 2020. The festival has added a new award for best te ...

, had its world premiere on February 18, 2023. It will be released only on Netflix on March 31, 2023.

References

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