The Chaser(Movie, 2008)

Name: The Chaser
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Action
Released: 2008
Duration: T02:5:00
Rating: 3.9

Original title: "추격자" (Korean/KO)

PG-13

| 2h 5min | Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 544 votes)

The Chaser (Korean: 추격자) is a 2008 South Korean action thriller film starring Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jung-woo. It was directed by Na Hong-jin in his directorial debut. Inspired by real-life Korean serial killer Yoo Young-chul, certain scenes were shot on location around Mangwon-dong in the Mapo District, Seoul. Labeling it a "thrilling and inventive action movie", American entertainment publication Collider has considered it one of the most disturbing South Korean films of all time. ()

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About The Chaser

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

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Trailer for The Chaser + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer(Trailer, 1:18)

Trailer (Trailer) | 공식 (Trailer, KO)

Additional Information

Production country: South Korea

Shot in: Seoul

Plays in: Seoul

Made by: Michigan Venture Capital, Bidangil Pictures, Fine Cut, Hanhwa Venture Capital, Showbox, Vantage Holdings

Original language: Korean (KO)

Spoken languages: Korean (KO)

Translated into 24 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/20/2008 (World premiere: 02/14/2008)

Cast: Kim Yun-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Young-hee

Director: Na Hong-jin

Producer: Lee Su-jin

Screenwriter: Na Hong-jin, Hong Won-chan

Director of Photography: Lee Sung-je

Composer: Kim Joon-seok

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Chaser - Der Schlächter von Seoul"

"Chugyeokja"

Keywords: tied up, kidnapping, pimp, rope, dog, psychopath, based on true story, thriller, cell phone, gore, flu, investigation, psychological thriller, prostitute, chisel, seoul, south korea, serial killer, meat hook

Budget: 120,456,666 USD

Revenue: 36,495,748 USD (= 30%)

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