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No Mercy for the Rude
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = No Mercy for the Rude
| image = No Mercy for the Rude film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name =
| director = Park Chul-hee
| producer = Hwang Woo-hyun
Hwang Jae-woo
| writer = Park Chul-hee
| starring = Shin Ha-kyun
Kim Min-jun
Yoon Ji-hye
| music = Jeon Sang-yoon
| cinematography = Oh Seung-hwan
| editing = Steve M. Choe
| distributor = Lotte Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'No Mercy for the Rude' is a 2006 South Korean neo-noir action comedy film directed by Park Chul-hee. It stars Shin Ha-kyun in the lead role. The film revolves around a mute hitman who vows to kill only rude people, and use the money for his tongue operation.
The film released theatrically in South Korea on 24 August 2006.
Plot
A lonely chef with a speech impediment takes a job as a professional killer in order to raise the money he needs for an operation on his tongue. Known as "Killar" (Shin Ha-kyun), he and his partner "Ballet" (Kim Min-jun), make a rule to only kill rude and impolite people. After killing each one of his victims, "Killar" goes to the same bar where he meets "Her" (Yoon Ji-hye), a woman who becomes attracted to him. His life begins to unravel after he and "Ballet" kill the wrong person by mistake.
Cast
* Shin Ha-kyun ... "Killar"
* Yeo Jin-goo ..."young killar"
* Yoon Ji-hye ... "Her"
* Kim Min-jun ... "Ballet"
* Kang San ... "Young Boy"
* Park Gil-soo ... "Feces Weight"
* Park Choong-seon ... "Detective Seo"
* Seon Woo ... "Knife Scar"
* Kim Byeong-ok ... "Hairtail"
* Lee Han-wi ... "Chief Killa"
* Kim Eung-soo ... "Director"
* Ko Chang-seok ... "Piano"
Release
'No Mercy for the Rude' was released in South Korea on 24 August 2006,"[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2006.html#boxoffice Box-Office Admission Results]" (2006). 'Koreanfilm.org'. Retrieved on 14 December 2008. and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 269,308 admissions."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2006.08.25+%7E+2006.08.27&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (Week-end 2006.08.25 ~ 2006.08.27). 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 14 December 2008. The film went on to receive a total of 904,802 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 17 September 2006) of ."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2006&wk=37&p=.htm South Korea Box Office September 1517, 2006]". 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
References
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