THE TARGET

PYO JEOK

By CHANG

BORSALINO - as DISTR TV, DVD-video, VOD, Latin America

Action/Adventure - Completed 2014

An ex-mercenary killer is framed for the murder of a renowned corporate leader. He is accompanied by an ordinary doctor who is desperate to save his abducted pregnant wife and together they embark on a dangerous 36-hour pursuit.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2014
Out of Competition
Busan - BIFF/APM 2014
Korean Cinema Today - Vision
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Action/Adventure, Crime
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Director(s)
    • CHANG
    • Synopsis
    • Once a skilled mercenary, Yeo-hoon now leads a normal life. One day he goes on an errand and enters an office to discover a man murdered. The killers also attack and chase Yeo-hoon who is shot and wheeled off to a hospital. The murdered man is identified as a renowned corporate leader and Yeo-hoon becomes the prime suspect. He is admitted to the hospital where Tae-jun, who leads a happy life with his pregnant wife Hee-joo, works. While on night duty, Tae-jun saves Yeo-hoon from the killers. The next day, Hee-joo is kidnapped and Tae-jun receives a phone call demanding that Yeo-hoon be released from the hospital; her life is in danger. To save his wife, Tae-jun helps Yeo-hoon escape from the hospital and together they embark on a dangerous 36-hour pursuit.