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Wikipedia article




'Veteran' is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It drew 13.4 million admissions, making it the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in South Korean cinema history. 'Veteran' also won the Casa Asia Award at the Sitges Film Festival.

Premise



Seo Do-cheol is a merciless police detective, who investigates a high-profile case, Seo finds out that an arrogant young millionaire Jo Tae-oh, the third-generation heir to powerful conglomerate 'Sinjin Group' is pulling some strings behind the scenes. How does Seo captures Jo (who uses his political influence to escape the law enforcement), forms the crux of the plot.

Cast



*Hwang Jung-min as Seo Do-cheol

*Yoo Ah-in as Jo Tae-oh

*Yoo Hae-jin as Choi Dae-woong

*Oh Dal-su as Team leader Oh

*Jang Yoon-ju as Miss Bong

*Kim Shi-hoo as Detective Yoon

*Oh Dae-hwan as Detective Wang

*Jung Woong-in as Driver Bae

*Jung Man-sik as Chief Jeon

*Song Young-chang as Chairman Jo

*Jin Kyung as Joo-yeon

*Yoo In-young as Jeong Da-hye

*Park So-dam as "the youngest"

*Lee Dong-hwi as Yoon Hong-ryeol

*Bae Sung-woo as Used cars business owner

*Chun Ho-jin as Regional investigation unit senior superintendent

*Jang So-yeon as Driver Bae's wife

*Kim Jae-hyeon as Driver Bae's son

*Park Jong-hwan as Team leader Yang

*Uhm Tae-goo as Jo Tae-oh's bodyguard

*Park Ji-hoon as Security manager

*Jo Yeon-hee as Contract worker

*Shin Seung-hwan as Reporter Park

*Yeo Ho-min as Director Kim

*Lee Ye-won as Jo Tae-oh's hair stylist 2

*Park Ji-yoon as News reporter (voice)

*Ahn Gil-kang as Jurisdiction police chief (cameo)

*Ma Dong-seok as Big guy with sportswear (cameo)

*Kim Eung-soo as Adviser Jeong (cameo)

Box office



'Veteran' opened in South Korea on August 5, 2015. It grossed from 2.75 million admissions over its first five days of release. By November 6, it had grossed from 13,411,343 admissions and is currently the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in Korean cinema history.

Sequel



Ryoo Seung-wan and production company 'Filmmaker R&K' confirmed that they agreed to make a sequel, which was supposed to hit theaters within two to three years of announcement. It was reported that Hwang Jung-min and Oh Dal-su will reprise their roles, and actor Jung Hae-in is also being considered to succeed Yoo Ah-in as the antagonist.

Remake



A Chinese remake starring Sun Honglei was scheduled for release in China in 2017. Eventually, the remake 'The Big Shot' was released in 2019 and starred Wang Qianyuan.

Awards and nominations



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! Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

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| rowspan="44"|2015

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| Casa Asia Award
(Asia Focus - Best Film)

| 'Veteran'

|

|-

|

| Asia Star of the Year

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| rowspan="7"|

| Best Film

| 'Veteran'

|

|-

| Best Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Actor

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| Best Screenplay

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Cinematography

| Choi Young-hwan

|

|-

| Best Music

| Bang Jun-seok

|

|-

| Top 10 Films of the Year

| 'Veteran'

|

|-

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 15th Korea World Youth Film Festival

| Most Favorite Actor

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| Most Favorite Film Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | 52nd Grand Bell Awards

| Best Film

| 'Veteran'

|

|-

| Best Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Actor

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| Best Supporting Actor

| Yoo Hae-jin

|

|-

| Best Supporting Actress

| rowspan=2 |Jang Yoon-ju

|

|-

| Best New Actress

|

|-

| Best Screenplay

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Cinematography

| Choi Young-hwan

|

|-

| Best Editing

| Kim Sang-bum,
Kim Jae-bum

|

|-

| Best Lighting

| Kim Ho-seong

|

|-

| Best Sound Recording

| Kim Chang-seop

|

|-

| rowspan="10"|

| Best Film

| 'Veteran'

|

|-

| Best Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Actor

| Hwang Jung-min

|

|-

| Best Supporting Actor

| Yoo Hae-jin

|

|-

| Best Supporting Actress

| Jin Kyung

|

|-

| Best Screenplay

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Cinematography-Lighting

| Choi Young-hwan,
Kim Ho-seong

|

|-

| Best Editing

| Kim Sang-bum,
Kim Jae-bum

|

|-

| Best Music

| Bang Jun-seok

|

|-

| Technical Award

| Jung Doo-hong,
Jung Yoon-heon
(Stunts)

|

|-

|

| Best Male Fashionista in a Movie
(First Prize)

| rowspan="3"|Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

|

| Artistic Impression in Motion Pictures Award

|

|-

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | The Korea Film Actors Association Awards

| Top Star Award

|

|-

| Top Supporting Acting Award

| Jin Kyung

|

|-

| Best Martial Arts Director Award

| Jung Doo-hong

|

|-

|

| Best Actor

| Yoo Hae-jin

|

|-

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Cine 21 Movie Awards

| Best Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Actor

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards

| Best Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Cinematography

| Choi Young-hwan

|

|-

| Best Editing

| Kim Sang-bum,
Kim Jae-bum

|

|-

| Technical Award

| Jung Doo-hong,
Jung Yoon-heon
(Stunts)

|

|-

| rowspan="28" |2016

|

| Best Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 11th Max Movie Awards

| Best Film

| 'Veteran'

|

|-

| Best Director

| Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Actor

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Actor

| Oh Dal-su

|

|-

| Yoo Hae-jin

|

|-

| Best Supporting Actress

| Jin Kyung

|

|-

| Best Poster

| rowspan="2"|'Veteran'

|

|-

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 10th Asian Film Awards

| Best Film

|

|-

| Best Director

| rowspan=2 |Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

| Best Screenplay

|

|-

| Best Editing

| Kim Sang-bum,
Kim Jae-bum

|

|-

| Next Generation Award

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards

| Best Supporting Actor

| Oh Dal-su

|

|-

| Technical Award

| Choi Young-hwan

|

|-

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 36st Golden Cinematography Awards

| Best Actor

| Yoo Ah-in

|

|-

| Cinematography Award - Gold Prize

| Choi Young-hwan

|

|-

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards || Best Film || 'Veteran' ||

|-

| Best Director (Film) || rowspan=2|Ryoo Seung-wan ||

|-

| Best Screenplay (Film) ||

|-

| Best Actor (Film) || Hwang Jung-min ||

|-

| Best Supporting Actor (Film) || Oh Dal-su ||

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 25th Buil Film Awards

|Best Film

|'Veteran'

|

|-

|Best Director

|Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

|Best Actor

|Hwang Jung-min

|

|-

|Best Screenplay

|Ryoo Seung-wan

|

|-

|Best Cinematography

|Choi Young-hwan

|

|-

|Best Music

|Bang Jun-seok

|

|}

References




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