''The Client'' () is a 2011

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n courtroom thriller film directed by Sohn Young-sung.

Plot

On his wedding anniversary, Han Chul-min (

Jang Hyuk Jeong Yong-jun (born December 20, 1976), better known as Jang Hyuk, is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films ''Volcano High'' (2001) and ''Windstruck'' (2004), and the television dramas ''Successful Story of a ...

) drives into his apartment complex parking lot and sees a large crowd gathered by the entryway into his apartment. He enters holding a bouquet of flowers for his wife, instead he finds police officers scattered about collecting evidence. In his bedroom there is a large pool of blood dripping onto the floor from the bed, and his wife is nowhere to be seen. Han is then handcuffed, arrested and taken into police custody for her murder. Prosecutor Ahn Min-ho (

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 ...

) takes charge of prosecuting the Han murder case. He has little doubt in the guilt of Chul-min. Confirming his suspicions that Han was arrested as the prime suspect in a serial murder case, but later released on insufficient evidence. Jang Ho-won (

Sung Dong-il Sung Dong-il (born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in ...

), an investigator, brings the case of Han to defense lawyer Kang Sung-hee (

Ha Jung-woo Kim Sung-hoon (born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 mil ...

). He informs Kang that the alleged murder victim's body was never discovered, the police have yet to find any direct evidence connecting Han to the murder of his wife and his arrest is based on circumstantial evidence. Han, who works at a film laboratory, has no fingerprints as they are erased from the strong chemicals he handles every day. Convinced that Han is not guilty, Kang takes the case and applies in court for a jury trial and goes through a series of legal clashes against rival prosecutor Ahn. The case gets even more complex as details about the mysterious life of Han's wife are unveiled.

Cast

as Han Cheol-min (The client) *

as Ahn Min-ho (Rival prosecutor) *

as Kang Sung-hee (lawyer) *

as Jang Ho-won (Kang's investigator) *

Kim Sung-ryung Kim Sung-ryung (born February 8, 1967) is a South Korean actress. After winning the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 1988 (she later represented her country at the Miss Universe 1989 pageant), Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz new ...

as Kang's paralegal * Jung Won-joong as Chief public prosecutor *

Yoo Da-in Yoo Da-in (born Ma Young-seon on February 9, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her performance in the indie film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is pr ...

as Seo Jung-ah (murder victim and Chul-min's wife) *

Park Hyuk-kwon Park Hyuk-kwon (born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and ''Secret Reunion ...

as Police inspector Seo *

Joo Jin-mo Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' Happy End'' (1999) in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), ...

as Judge *

Ye Soo-jung Ye Soo-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Mine'', ''The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won'', ''One the Woman'', '' Link: Eat, Love, Kill'', ''Do You Like Brahms?'' and ''Becoming Witch''. She also appeared i ...

as Jung-ah's mother * Hwang Byeong-guk as detective in charge * Min Bok-gi as Professor Choi * Yoo Soon-woong as elderly man at the store *

Bae Sung-woo Bae Seong-woo (born November 21, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He starred in film such as ''Confession of Murder'' (2012), '' My Love, My Bride'' (2014), ''Office'' (2015), '' The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo'' (2015) and ''Inside Men ...

as Prosecutor Park * Bae Yun-beom as Prosecutor Bae * Park Seong-geun as Ranger *

Park Sung-yeon Park Sung-yeon is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Love Alarm'', ''Mine'', ''Abyss'', '' Reflection of You'', ''Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol'' and '' Record of Youth''. She also appeared in movies ''The Silenc ...

as Jung-ah's co-worker * Yu Ha-jun as Forensic team member * Choi Hee-jin as Blood researcher * Lee Chang-hoon

Reception

The film attracted 826,287 admissions in its first week of release and till the end of 18 October achieved a total of 2.1 million It ranked #2 and grossed in its first week of release but by the end of the second week rose to #2 with a gross of and grossed a total of after seven weeks of screening.

References

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