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{{Infobox film

| name = Eye for an Eye

| image = Eye for an Eye (2008 film) poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| native_name =

| director = Ahn Gwon-tae
Kwak Kyung-taek

| producer = Chung Tae-won

| writer = Ahn Gwon-tae
Kwak Kyung-taek

| starring = Han Suk-kyu
Cha Seung-won

| music = Bang Jun-seok

| cinematography = Hong Kyung-pyo
Oh Hyun-je

| editing = Kyung Min-ho

| distributor = Lotte Entertainment

| released =

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross =

}}

'Eye for an Eye' is a 2008 South Korean film.

Plot



Veteran police detective Baek Seong-chan is on the verge of retiring to set up his own business. But he is forced to put his plans on hold when 1.8 billion is stolen from a bank truck, and then 600 kg of gold from an airport, with the thief having impersonated Baek. The following day, he receives a package of the stolen money from the thief, who identifies himself as Ahn Hyeon-min. Baek pursues Ahn, only to discover that he is being used as a pawn in a greater scheme of revenge.

Cast



* Han Suk-kyu as Baek Seong-chan

* Cha Seung-won as Ahn Hyeon-min

* Song Yeong-chang as Kim Hyeon-tae

* Lee Byung-joon as Antonio

* Jung In-gi as Hwang Min-cheol

* Kim Ji-seok as Song Yoo-gon

* Son Byeong-wook as Kim Do-soo

* Im Sung-kyu as Cha Yeong-jae

* Lee Jae-goo as Detective Park

* Kim Yoon-tae as Detective Kim

Production



The first half of 'Eye for an Eye' was directed by Ahn Gwon-tae, with the rest completed by Kwak Kyung-taek.Lee Hyo-won. "[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/11/141_28136.html 'Eye' Spies Perfect Crime]". 'The Korea Times', 24 July 2008. Retrieved on 28 November 2008. Filming took place over a period of seven months on location in Seoul, Jeju Island and Busan, and wrapped on 13 January 2008.Yi Chang-ho. "[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=896 CHA Seung-won and HAN Seok-gyu finish shoot]". 'Korean Film Council', 18 January 2008. Retrieved on 28 November 2008.

Release



'Eye for an Eye' was released in South Korea on 30 July 2008,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Eye_for_an_Eye.php Eye for an Eye (2008) - ]". 'Hancinema'. Retrieved on 28 November 2008. and on its opening weekend was ranked third at the box office with 590,494 admissions."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2008.08.01+%7E+2008.08.03&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (Week-end 2008.08.01 ~ 2008.08.03). 'Hancinema'. Retrieved on 28 November 2008. As of 29 September it had received a total of 2,073,158 admissions, with a gross of ."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=39&p=.htm South Korea Box Office September 2628, 2008]". 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 28 November 2008.

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