Gate (film)

Gate (Korean: 게이트) is a 2018 South Korean crime comedy film directed by Shin Jai-ho.^[2]

Gate
Theatrical poster
Hangul	게이트
RR	Geiteu
MR	Keit'ŭ
Directed by	Shin Jai-ho
Written by	Lee Hyun-chol Song Chang-yong
Produced by	Oh Pil-jin
Starring	Jung Ryeo-won Im Chang-jung Jung Sang-hoon Lee Geung-young Lee Moon-sik Kim Do-hoon
Cinematography	Lee Sang-min
Edited by	Steve Choi
Music by	Im Chang-jung
Distributed by	Joy N Cinema
Release date	February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$763,899[1]

Cast

• Jung Ryeo-won as So-eun
• Im Chang-jung as Gyu-cheol
• Jung Sang-hoon as Min-wook
• Lee Geung-young as Jang-choon
• Lee Moon-sik as Cheol-soo
• Kim Do-hoon as Won-ho
• Sunwoo Eun-sook as Ok-ja
• Jung Kyung-soon as Ae-ri
• Kim Bo-min as Mi-ae
• Lim Chul-hyung as Eun-tak
• Ko Dong-ok as Kwang-ho
• Kim Hyo-min as Nam-ho
• Han Yi-jin as Dong-goo
• Yun Song-a as Kim Won-jang (special appearance)
• Choi Yun-seul as Announcer (special appearance)

Background

The film was reportedly inspired by the Choi Soon-sil political affair, which erupted in end-2016.^[3]