''The Target'' () is a 2014

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thriller film starring

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and

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, and directed by Yoon Hong-seung (who also goes by the

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Chang). It is a

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of the 2010 French film ''

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''. Released on April 30, 2014 in South Korea, the film was also shown out of competition in the ''Midnight Screenings'' section at the

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Plot

Ex-

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killer Yeo-hoon has reformed and is leading a normal life. That is, until he winds up framed for the death of a prominent

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. He escapes, takes a bullet and winds up in a hospital bed. A doctor at the hospital, medical

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Tae-joon, helps him to escape his pursuers. When Tae-joon's pregnant wife is kidnapped, the two men embark on a dangerous 36-hour chase.

Cast

as Baek Yeo-hoon *

as Lee Tae-joon *

as Song Gi-cheol *

as Jung Young-joo *

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as Jung Hee-joo *

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as Park Soo-jin *

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as Baek Sung-hoon * Kim Dae-myung as Jang Gyu-ho * Jang Joon-nyeong as Lee Jeong-soo * Yeom Ji-yeong as Yoo Hyeon-young *

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as Jo Sang-woo * Jo Kyeong-hoon as Jang Pil-joo * Kim Tae-hwan as Killer 1 * Ki Se-hyeong as Killer 2 * Joo Seok-je as Jang Jin-seong * Kim Jong-gu as Chief of police * Byun Sang-yoon as Yeong-joo team member * Yoo Yeong-bok as Yang Dong-seok * Wi Yang-ho as Arch king * Jang Eun-seon as Ob/gyn female doctor * Shin Dam-soo as Drunk * Kim Young-jae as Prosecutor

Box office

''The Target'' was released on April 30, 2014. It had a solid opening despite placing third at the box office, behind ''

The Fatal Encounter ''The Fatal Encounter'' (; lit. ''The King's Wrath'') is a 2014 South Korean film based on a real-life assassination attempt on King Jeongjo. Jeongjo is portrayed by Hyun Bin, in his first role in a period drama and first acting project after being ...

'' (another Korean film released on the same day) and ''

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''. With a market share of 21.5%, it attracted 1.35 million admissions and () in its first week. On its second week, the film rose to second place at the box office, for a total of more than 2 million admissions from 716 screens nationwide.

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