''The Divine Fury'' () is a 2019

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horror film written and directed by Kim Joo-hwan. It stars

Park Seo-joon Park Seo-joon (born Park Yong-kyu; December 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series ''Kill Me, Heal Me'' (2015), '' She Was Pretty'' (2015), '' Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth'' (2016� ...

Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki (born January 1, 1952) is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years. Career A native of Seoul, Ahn was the son of a veteran filmmaker ...

and

Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas ''Save Me (South Korean TV series), Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog (TV series), Mad Dog'' (2017), ''Tempted (TV series), Tempted'' (2 ...

. The film was released on July 31, 2019.

Plot

The film tells the story of Yong-hoo (

), a martial arts champion who gains divine powers to fight a powerful evil force. After a tragic childhood in which both of his parents died, Yong-hoo harbors deep resentment toward the Almighty. He channels his anger to become a successful

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fighter. After a bout in the

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, he develops a

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, which forces him to seek the help of Father Ahn (

). The priest, who is an

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, sees potential in Yong-hoo after his wound defeats a demon. The two partner up to battle demonic activity in

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Cast

as Yong-hoo ** Lee Chan-yoo as young Yong-hoo *

as Father Ahn *

as Ji-shin * Park Ji-hyun as Soo-jin * Jung Ji-hoon as Ho-seok * Lee Seung-hee as Possessed Man * Sim Hee-seop as Father Kim * Kim Si-eun as Nun Theresa * Kim Seon-min as Angela * Kim Bum-soo as Bum-soo *

Ryu Kyung-soo Ryu Kyung-soo (born 12 October 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in the drama series '' Confession'' (2019) and '' Itaewon Class'' (2020). He also appeared in the films ''A Resistance'' (2019) and '' Hostage: Missing Cele ...

as Doctor *

Seo Jeong-yeon Seo Jeong-yeon (born September 23, 1975) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in television series such as '' Righteous Love'' (2014) and '' Descendants of the Sun'' (2016), and had supporting roles in dramas including '' Something in the ...

as Soo-jin's Mother * Jo Eun-hyung as Hong-jin * Jung Eui-soon as Veronica * Kim Ye-ji as Past Apostle *

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as Maria *

Rika Adachi is a Japanese ''tarento'' and actress. She was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, and raised in Mie Prefecture. She has appeared in several films, including ''Say "I love you"'' (2014) and ''Ghost Theater'' (2015), and has played leading roles in the T ...

as Lola *

Rina Takeda is a Japanese actress, singer and martial artist. hold black belt in Ryukyu Shōrin-ryū Karate. Life and career Takeda was born on June 15, 1991, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She has said that she became interested in karate as a 10-year-old when s ...

as Mean Girl

Special appearance

* Choi Woo-shik as Father Choi *

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as Chinese restaurant delivery woman * Lee Seol as Seol

Production

The film began production on August 14, 2018. It reunites director

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and actor

, after ''

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''.

Release

The film was released in cinemas in Australia and New Zealand on August 8, 2019, licensed by

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and distributed by

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, and in the United States and Canada on August 16, 2019, distributed by

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Reception

The film was released on 1405 screens on July 31, 2019. It opened at second place with 380,092 admissions. With a total production cost of , it required at least 3 million (South Korean) admissions to cross the

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. The film was produced with a sequel in mind, but the successor is unclear due to the film's

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References

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