Jail Breakers

Jail Breakers (Korean: 광복절 특사; RR: Gwangbokjeol teuksa) is a 2002 South Korean comedy film directed by Kim Sang-jin and starring Sul Kyung-gu, Cha Seung-won, and Song Yoon-ah.^[2][3] It was a box office hit with a total of 3,073,919 admissions nationwide, making it the 4th highest grossing Korean film of 2002.^[4]

Jail Breakers
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	광복절 특사
Hanja	光復節特赦
RR	Gwangbokjeol teuksa
MR	Kwangbokchŏl t'ŭksa
Directed by	Kim Sang-jin
Written by	Park Jung-woo
Produced by	Kang Woo-suk
Starring	Sul Kyung-gu Cha Seung-won Song Yoon-ah
Cinematography	Jeong Kwang-seok
Edited by	Ko Im-pyo
Music by	Sohn Moo-hyun
Production company	Director's Home Pictures
Distributed by	Cinema Service
Release date	November 21, 2002 (2002-11-21)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$17,797,711[1]

Plot

Two long-term prisoners manage to break out of jail by tunneling underneath the prison wall with a spoon. Upon returning to society, they read in the newspaper that they are scheduled to be pardoned under a special amnesty on the very next day. The desperate warden agrees to pretend nothing happened if they can break back into prison unnoticed.

Cast

• Sul Kyung-gu as Yoo Jae-pil
• Cha Seung-won as Choi Moo-seok
• Song Yoon-ah as Hahn Kyung-soon
• Kang Sung-jin as Yong Moon-sin
• Kang Shin-il as Prison warden
• Yoo Hae-jin as Police officer
• Lee Hee-do as Director
• Park Jeong-hak as FM
• Jang Tae-sung as Cheol-gu
• Kim Young-woong as Head of academic affairs

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
2002	23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Song Yoon-ah	Won	[5]
		Best Screenplay	Park Jung-woo	Won
2003	39th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor	Cha Seung-won	Won
	40th Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Song Yoon-ah	Won
		Best Cinematography	Jeong Kwang-seok	Won
	11th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Song Yoon-ah	Won

See also

• Vaisakhi List, a 2016 Indian remake