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The Con Artists (Korean: 기술자들; lit. "The Technicians") is a 2014 South Korean heist film directed by Kim Hon-sun, and starring Kim Woo-bin, Kim Yeong-cheol, Ko Chang-seok, and Lee Hyun-woo.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
The Con Artists | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | 技術者들 |
Revised Romanization | Gisuljadeul |
McCune–Reischauer | Kisulchadŭl |
Directed by | Kim Hong-sun |
Produced by | Yook Kyung-sam |
Starring | Kim Woo-bin Kim Yeong-cheol Ko Chang-seok Lee Hyun-woo Jo Yoon-hee Lim Ju-hwan |
Cinematography | Yoon Joo-hwan |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Music by | Jeong Jin-ho |
Production company | Trinity Entertainment |
Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$18 million[1] |
Ji-hyuk is a safe-cracker who lives the high life by stealing antiques and jewelry. He teams up with genius hacker Jong-bae, planner Goo-in and other fellow "technicians" to steal ₩150 billion (US$110 million) hidden in the Incheon Customs, and they must do it within 40 minutes.
Filming in Gwangyang, Incheon and Seoul began in March 2014 and wrapped in August 2014.[14]
It was the first Korean production to film in the city of Abu Dhabi, with locations at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the Emirates Palace and the Hilton Capital Grand.[15][16]
The film was released in South Korea on December 24, 2014.[17][18]
It was also released in North America on January 9, 2015, followed by limited theatrical runs in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines.[19][20]
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