Countdown (2011)

Name: Countdown
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 2011-09-29
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jung Jae-young, Jeon Do-yeon, Oh Man-seok, Jeong Man-sik, Lee Min-young

Countdown (2011), directed by Huh Jong-ho, starring Jung Jae-young and Jeon Do-yeon.

09/29/2011 BR Action and Thriller 1h 59m

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A cold-blooded debt collector who never fails to get what he wants meets the beautiful yet mysterious ex-impostor whose every word is nothing but a lie. She has the key to save his life but he discovers that she only puts him into a deeper trouble. Time is running out and he needs to get it done while his heart still beats.

김태경Cinematography
Huh Jong-hoDirector, Screenplay
Kim Moo-ryoungProducer
오정완Producer

About the film

Countdown (Korean: 카운트다운) is a 2011 South Korean crime film that takes the audience on an entertaining journey through the underbelly of South Korea. Starring Jung Jae-young and Jeon Do-yeon, this debut feature by Huh Jong-ho premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Plot

Tae Gun-ho (Jung Jae-young) is the best debt collection agent in his firm, admired by his colleagues and dreaded by those he visits. He's known for gathering his debts by any means necessary and keeps a cattle prod handy while on the job. Following a series of unexpected fainting spells, Tae is told by a doctor that he has liver cancer, and would need a transplant to have any chance of surviving beyond three months. So, Tae Gun-ho puts his professional skills to work, setting out to collect a different sort of debt by tracking down the recipients of organs donated by his late son. First among his sources for a liver is Cha Ha-yeon (Jeon Do-yeon), a beguiling fraudster with a long list of enemies.

Locating Cha turns out to be easy, since she's about to be released from prison. The deal she proposes, however, which includes getting even with the sleazy crime boss who set her up, jeopardizes Tae's future. He struggles desperately to keep Cha, and her liver, safe until the transplant — meanwhile Cha has other plans.

Cast

Jung Jae-young as Tae Gun-ho

Jeon Do-yeon as Cha Ha-yeon

Lee Geung-young as Jo Myung-suk

Oh Man-seok as Swy

Jung Man-sik as department head Han

Min as Jang Hyeon-ji

Kwon Hyuk-joon as Yoo-min

Kim Dong-wook as Nalpari ("gnat")

Kim Jong-goo as Director Yang

Kim Kwang-kyu as Detective Park

Oh Kwang-rok as Dr. Song

Bae Sung-woo as Dr. Ahn

Choi Jong-ryul as Gun-ho's father

Park Hye-jin as Gun-ho's mother

Bae Yoon-beom as team leader Hong

Noh Hyun-jung as CEO of CMC

Kim Min-jae as Dong office clerk

Jung Hye-sun as granny money lender (cameo)

Song Hye-kyo as pretty girl (cameo)

References

External links

Official website (in Korean)

Countdown at IMDb

Countdown at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)

Countdown at HanCinema

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Trivia

The production budget was US$ 6.0 million.
It premiered on September 29, 2011, a Thursday.
It runs 1h59 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "카운트다운".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosNext Entertainment World, Sidus, Bom Film Productions, CJ Entertainment, Finecut
CountriesSouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
BudgetUS$ 6,000,000
StatusReleased

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김태경 Cinematography
Huh Jong-ho Director
Kim Moo-ryoung Producer
오정완 Producer
조진아 Producer
달파란 Original music
장영규 Original music
Huh Jong-ho Screenplay

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What is Countdown about?

Countdown: A cold-blooded debt collector who never fails to get what he wants meets the beautiful yet mysterious ex-impostor whose every word is nothing but a lie. She has the key to save his life but he discovers that she only puts him into a deeper trouble. Time is running out and he needs to get it done while his heart still …

Who directed Countdown?

Countdown was directed by Huh Jong-ho in 2011.

Who stars in Countdown?

The cast of Countdown includes Jung Jae-young, Jeon Do-yeon, Oh Man-seok, Jeong Man-sik and Lee Min-young.

How long is Countdown?

Countdown runs for 119 minutes, or 1h59.