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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)

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'Chronicle of a Blood Merchant' is a 2015 South Korean film adaptation of the bestselling 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua. The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, and he also starred alongside Ha Ji-won.

Plot



Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.

Cast



*Ha Jung-woo as Heo Sam-gwan

*Ha Ji-won as Heo Ok-ran

*Nam Da-reum as Heo Il-rak

*Noh Kang-min as Heo Yi-rak

*Cheon Hyeon-seok as Heo Sam-rak

*Jeon Hye-jin as Ms. Song

*Jang Gwang as Mr. Choi

*Min Moo-je as Ha So-yong

*Joo Jin-mo as Uncle

*Sung Dong-il as Mr. Bang

*Jung Man-sik as Mr. Shim

*Cho Jin-woong as Mr. Ahn

*Kim Sung-kyun as Geun-ryong

*Kim Jae-young as Mr. Jo

*Lee Ji-hoon as Mr. Gye

*Kim Young-ae as Gye-hwa's mother

*Lee Geung-young as Ok-ran's father

*Kim Byung-ok

*Jung Ui-kap as Ascetic Moon

*Choi Kyu-hwan as Postman

*Kim Gi-cheon as Elder Dae-ji

*Min Kyeong-jin as Elder Jang-ki

*Jo Seon-mook as Restaurant owner

*Hwang Bo-ra as Gye-hwa

*Lee Seung-joon as Dongdaemun Jeil hospital security guard 1

*Yoon Eun-hye as Im Boon-bang (cameo)

Box office



The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed from 582,000 admissions in its first five days. At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of from 955,206 admissions.

Awards and nominations



References




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