''The Golden Holiday'' () is a 2020 South Korean

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written and directed by Kim Bong-Han, starring

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, Kim Dae-myung, Kim Sang-ho and

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. The film follows a detective who takes his family on a trip to

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and becomes a murder suspect, only to become further entangled with a criminal organization as he starts investigating the case with the help of a tourist guide, in order to clear his name. The film co-stars

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and Lee Han-seo. Actors

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and

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make cameo appearances. It is director Kim's third film after ''The Hero'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2017). Filipino actor

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makes his South Korean film debut with the film shot mostly in Philippines. The film was originally scheduled for release on August 19, 2020, but was indefinitely delayed due to resurgence in the COVID-19 cases. It was released theatrically on 29 September 2020.

Synopsis

Hong Byeong-soo, a

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detective, takes his family to

on his 10th anniversary, with the hidden intention of tracking down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away with it a few years ago. In

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, Byeong-soo finds himself framed for a murder and sets out to prove his innocence by investigating his own case with the help of Man-Cheol, a tourist guide. With their investigation not going well, Byeong-soo then discovers Yong-bae in prison and learns about a case surrounding "Yamashita's Gold". As Yong-bae offers him a good share of gold, Byeong-soo becomes embroiled in the case.

Cast

as Hong Byeong-soo ** Yu Jin-Woo as young Hong Byeong-soo * Kim Dae-myung as Hwang Man-cheol ** Lee Chan-yoo as young Hwang Man-cheol * Kim Sang-ho as Kim Yong-bae ** Kang Chae-min as young Kim Yong-bae *

as Patrick *

as Park Chun-shik *

as Mi-yeon * Lee Han-seo as Ji-yoon *

as Detective Kang *

as Detective Ahn *

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as Bank employee *

as PLT. Shawn Martinez,

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officer. *

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as Linda * Loren Burgos as Stella * Christian Villete as Tambay #1 * Fredie Abao as Tambay #2 *

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as Boss

Production and Opening

The movie was filmed in a location in the Philippines in 2018, and many local residents participated. At that time, the title was 'Package'. More than 80% of the movie was filmed in the Philippines. During filming, the crew encountered typhoons and heatwaves, and had difficulties in recruiting locations and supplying personnel. Director Kim Bong-han said that he was inspired by the movie "''

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''" and thinks it's more of a 'children's commotion' than a noir crime drama. It is said that the main subject of the film, 'Yamashita Gold', was actually read from a book and conceived of the story of the gold left by the former Japanese military in the Philippine sea. The movie was scheduled to be released in the first half of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was first postponed to August, and then again to September, the Chuseok holiday. In the process, the editing was revised to focus on the events rather than the emotions of the characters to be suitable for a family movie.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden Holiday, The 2020 films 2020s Korean-language films 2020 action comedy films South Korean action comedy films Films about vacationing Films set in South Chungcheong Province Films set in the Philippines Films set in Manila Films shot in the Philippines Films shot in Manila Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic