The Priests (film)

The Priests

Poster
Directed by Jang Jae-hyun
Produced by Baek Ji-sun
Song Dae-chan
Oh Hyo-jin
Lee Yoo-jin
Written by Jang Jae-hyun
Based on 12th Assistant Deacon 
by Jang Jae-hyun
Starring Kim Yoon-seok
Kang Dong-won
Edited by Shin Min-kyung
Production
company
Zip Cinema
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$34.7 million[1]

The Priests (Hangul: 검은 사제들; RR: Geomeun Sajedeul; lit. Black Priests) is a 2015 South Korean supernatural mystery thriller film written and directed by Jang Jae-hyun, based on his award-winning short film 12th Assistant Deacon.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Plot

A young girl who belongs to Father Kim's parish becomes comatose after a hit-and-run accident. Father Kim and a rebellious young seminarian named Choi believe that she is possessed by an evil spirit. When they try to free her from the demon's powerful hold, they realize that this nameless evil is far more dangerous than they ever thought.

Cast

Reception

The film was number-one on its opening weekend, with ₩13 billion.[10] By its third weekend, the film had grossed ₩35 billion at the South Korean box office.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Sonia Kil (December 6, 2015). "Korea Box Office: ‘Inside Men’ Holds Off Newcomers For Third Week". variety.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kim, June (9 December 2015). "Rendezvous for KIM Yun-seok and GANG Dong-won". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Conran, Pierce (10 March 2015). "BLACK PRIESTS Goes Into Production". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Kil, Sonia (15 June 2015). "THE PRIESTS Wraps Up in Paju". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (5 October 2015). "Kang Dong-won and Kim Yun-seok become priests". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Lim, Jeong-yeo (6 November 2015). "Kang Dong-won's The Priests releases to heated response". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Priests collars top box office success". The Korea Times. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  8. ↑ http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3011607
  9. 1 2 Kevin Ma (November 23, 2015). "Inside Men wins South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ Kevin Ma (November 10, 2015). "The Priests possesses South Korean cinemas". Film Business Asia. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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