''Revenger'' is a 2018 South Korean action thriller film directed by Lee Seung-won from a story written by Bruce Khan and Ahn Seung-hwan and produced by Yang Jong-gon. The film stars Bruce Khan and

Park Hee-soon Park Hee-soon (; born February 13, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He graduated with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, and was a member of the Mokwha Repertory Company from 1990 to 2001. He became active in film beginning 2002, a ...

in the lead roles, while Yoon Jin-seo and

Kim In-kwon Kim In-kwon (born January 20, 1978) is a South Korean actor. Known for playing memorable supporting characters, he starred in his first leading role in the sleeper hit ''He's on Duty'' (2010), followed by ''Almost Che'' (2012), '' Born to Sing'' ( ...

appear in supporting roles. ''Revenger'' was released on December 6, 2018.

Plot

Kim Yool is a

detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads th ...

who attempts to kill mob boss Carlos Kun in order to avenge his family's death, but Yool gets arrested and transferred to an island called Sura island, which is a prison for deadly and blood-hungry criminals. Yool learns that Carlos is also serving his prison term on the island and sets out to finish him, where he also meets a child Jin and his mother Maly, who despised Yool as he was the one who imprisoned her in the island. However, Maly later forgives him after he saved Jin's life from Carlos' henchmen. Along with Maly and other prisoners, Yool clashes with Carlos' henchman and kills them. Yool confronts Carlos at his hideout and a battle ensues, where Yool finally kills Carlos and escapes from the island, thus avenging his family's death.

Cast

*Bruce Khan as Yool *

as Carlos Kun * Yoon Jin-seo as Maly *

as Bau * Park Chul-min *Kim Na-yeon *

Jeon Soo-Jin Jeon Soo-jin (born November 8, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Born in Seoul but raised in Jeju Island, she was studying design at Konkuk University in 2008 when she began doing part-time work as a model for the fashion magazines Shibuya and C ...

as Kun's henchwoman

Production

Principal photography began on October 9, 2017, and wrapped on April 27, 2018, with portions filmed in Indonesia.

References

External links

* * * {{IMDb title, tt9426186/ 2018 films 2018 action films South Korean action films South Korean prison films 2010s prison films Films shot in Indonesia 2010s South Korean films