The Classified File

The Classified File (Korean: 극비수사; RR: Geukbisusa; lit: A Secret Investigation) is a 2015 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek based on a real-life 33-day kidnapping case in Busan in 1978.^[2][3][4][5] It stars Kim Yoon-seok and Yoo Hae-jin in the lead roles.^[6]

The Classified File
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Directed by	Kwak Kyung-taek
Written by	Han Dae-deok Kwak Kyung-taek
Story by	Gong Gil-yong
Produced by	Yoo Joo-young Park Young-jin
Starring	Kim Yoon-seok Yoo Hae-jin
Cinematography	Ki Se-hoon
Edited by	Kim Chang-ju
Music by	Kim Hyeong-seok
Production company	JCon Company
Distributed by	Showbox
Release date	June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$8 million
Box office	US$20 million[1]

Plot

A young girl named Eun-joo has gone missing in Busan in 1978. Without any contact from the kidnapper in the past two weeks and no further leads or clues, the police assume that she's dead. Eun-joo's desperate mother turns to renowned fortune-teller Kim Joong-san, who tells her that her daughter is still alive and that she can be saved if they enlist the help of veteran detective Gong Gil-yong. Despite his skepticism, Gil-yong accepts the case. When one of Joong-san's premonitions about the investigation comes true, Gil-yong begins to believe in his psychic abilities, and the two men team up in an unlikely partnership to find Eun-joo and bring her home.

Cast

• Kim Yoon-seok as Gong Gil-yong
• Yoo Hae-jin as Kim Joong-san
• Song Young-chang as Eun-joo's father
• Lee Jung-eun as Eun-joo's mother
• Jang Young-nam as Eun-joo's aunt
• Jang Myeong-gap as Chief Inspector Yoo, head of Busan investigation team
• Jung Ho-bin as Seo Jeong-hak
• Jin Sun-mi as Joong-san's wife
• Nam Moon-chul as Chief of police office
• Lee Jun-hyeok as Mae Seok-hwan
• Yoon Jin-ha as Driver Cheon
• Kim Kwak-kyung-hee as Aunt Park
• Lee Jae-yong as Fortuneteller Baek
• Park Hyo-joo as Gil-yong's wife

Box office

The Classified File was released on June 18, 2015. It opened at second place in the box office, grossing ₩9.46 billion (US$8.58 million) from 1.17 million admissions in its first four days.^[7] By the end of its run, it had grossed ₩22,389,535,897 (US$19,284,778) from 2,860,786 admissions.^[8][9]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	24th Buil Film Awards	Best Film	The Classified File	Nominated
		Best Director	Kwak Kyung-taek	Won
		Best Actor	Kim Yoon-seok	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Yoo Hae-jin	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Kwak Kyung-taek	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Kim Yu-jeong	Nominated
	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Film	Classified File	Nominated
		Best Director	Kwak Kyung-taek	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Jang Young-nam	Nominated
2016	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards			Nominated
		Best Screenplay (Film)	Kwak Kyung-taek	Nominated
			Han Dae-deok	Nominated