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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = His Last Gift
| image = His Last Gift film poster.jpg
| native_name =
| director = Kim Yeong-joon
| producer = Jeong Tae-won
Jo Seon-mook
Kim Jong-hyeon
| writer = Bom Ee-hwan
Kim Tae-kwan
Kim Seon-mi
| starring = Shin Hyun-joon
Heo Joon-ho
| music =
| cinematography = Lee Sung-jae
| editing = Nam Na-yeong
| studio = Taewon Entertainment
Olive Nine
| distributor = Showbox
| released =
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'His Last Gift' (; also known as 'Last Present') is a 2008 South Korean film.
Plot
Tae-joo, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.
Cast
* Shin Hyun-joon ... Kang Tae-joo
* Heo Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
* Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee
* Kwon Oh-joong ... Dong-hyeon
* Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae
* Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo
* Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo
* Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
* Ha Ji-won ... Min Hye-yeong
* Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin
* Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver
* Cho Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol
* Park Min-jung as Bar woman
* Lee Sang-hong ... Scamp
* Park So-yeon
* Gi Ju-bong ... Class monitor (cameo)
* Kim Myeong-gook ... Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)
Release
Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-joon and Heo Joon-ho staged a charity concert in Seoul, intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held on
24 January 2008, at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances from K-pop artists Baek Ji-young and KCM, as well as actress Choi Ji-woo. Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request".[http://www.hancinema.net/shin-hyeon-joon-and-heo-joon-ho-to-stage-charity-concert-12183.html Shin Hyeon-joon and Heo Joon-ho to Stage Charity Concert], 'HanCinema', 22 January 2008. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
'His Last Gift' was released in South Korea on February 5, 2008,[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2008.html#boxoffice Box-Office Admission Results (2008)], 'Koreanfilm.org'. Retrieved on 7 April 2008. and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555.[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=6&p=.htm South Korea Box Office February 810, 2008], 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 7 April 2008. By 2 March it had grossed a total of $1,857,015,[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=9&p=.htm South Korea Box Office February 29March 2, 2008], 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 7 April 2008. and as of 10 February the total number of tickets sold was 228,120.[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Last_Present_-_2007.php 'Last Present'], 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
References
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