The Chronicles of Evil

The Chronicles of Evil

Theatrical poster
Directed by Beak Woon-hak
Produced by Jang Won-seok
Jeong Ui-seok
Written by Beak Woon-hak
Starring Son Hyun-joo
Ma Dong-seok
Choi Daniel
Park Seo-joon
Music by Hwang Sang-jun[1]
Cinematography Park Jong-chul
Jung Chul-min
Edited by Steve M. Choe
Production
company
B.A. Entertainment
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
Running time
 102 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Budget US$3.4 million
Box office US$14.9 million

The Chronicles of Evil (Hangul: 악의 연대기; RR: Akui Yeondaegi) is a 2015 South Korean thriller film written and directed by Beak Woon-hak (or Baek Woon-hak), starring Son Hyun-joo, Ma Dong-seok, Choi Daniel and Park Seo-joon.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Plot

Highly decorated homicide detective Choi Chang-sik has an enviable record and the respect of his peers. Days before a promotion, he dozes off on his way home after a celebratory drink with his colleagues. He wakes up to find that his taxi driver has taken him to a remote mountain trail and has pulled a knife on him. The two struggle, and Choi manages to kill the taxi driver in self-defense. Afraid that the incident would negatively impact his career, he covers up the crime scene and flees. The next day, the taxi driver's dead body has been strung up on a crane in front of the police station, and Choi is assigned to the case amidst widespread media attention. Choi's ordeal begins as he tries to misdirect the investigation and remove evidence, to the growing suspicion of rookie detective Cha Dong-jae. Then a man claiming to be the killer turns himself in and threatens to reveal the truth unless Choi reopens an old case.

Cast

Release

The Chronicles of Evil was released in South Korean theaters on May 14, 2015. It opened at first place in the box office with 857,000 admissions in its first four days, grossing ₩6.91 billion (US$6.37 million).[8][9][10] At the end of its run, it grossed a total of ₩17,361,815,332 (US$14,958,245) on 2,192,525 admissions.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
52nd Grand Bell Awards
 Best Actor Son Hyun-joo Nominated
Best New Actor Park Seo-joon Nominated
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards
 Best New Actor Nominated
Popular Star Award Won
2016
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards
Best New Actor (Film) Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (22 May 2015). "Risk pays off for Evil composer". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (15 May 2015). "Review: Never-ending suspense in Chronicles of Evil". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Won, Ho-jung (13 May 2015). "Herald Review: Chronicles of Evil a study of moral boundaries". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (22 April 2014). "Son Hyun-joo to chronicle evil". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (21 May 2014). "Big-screen debut for Park?". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Chu, Yanchingsally (6 May 2015). "The Chronicles of Evil Holds The Press Conference". BNTNews. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Chronicles of Evil Park Seo-joon, "I as an actor got greedy with the character"". Hancinema. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Ma, Kevin (22 May 2015). "Evil dethrones Avengers in South Korea". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (19 May 2015). "Evil edges Ultron off highest spot". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (26 May 2015). "South Korea Box Office: Mad Max Stays on Top for Second Week". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2015.


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