The Traffickers
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| Hangul | 공모자들 |
| Hanja | 共謀者들 |
| Revised Romanization | Gongmojadeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kongmochadŭl |
| Directed by | Kim Hong-sun |
| Produced by |
Choi Yeon-ju Choi Hyeon-muk Kim Seong-geun |
| Written by |
Kim Sang-myung Kim Hong-sun |
| Starring |
Im Chang-jung Choi Daniel |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
| Cinematography | Yoon Nam-joo |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Distributed by | TimeStory/Cinus Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩3.0 billion |
| Box office | ₩12,240,990,500 |
The Traffickers (Hangul: 공모자들; RR: Gongmojadeul) is a 2012 South Korean crime thriller starring Im Chang-jung, Choi Daniel, Oh Dal-su and Jo Yoon-hee. It takes place in six hours on a passenger boat with an ongoing black-market organ-trafficking operation, and a desperate husband out to find his missing wife.[1][2][3]
Plot
After his best friend dies in an unexpected accident, black market dealer Young-gyu decides to wash his hands off his illegal activities and start a new life. He then falls in love with an acquaintance, Yu-Ri, who is unaware of his feelings and unknowing of his past. He later learns that Yu-ri needs money for her father's surgery and she has resorted to procuring the services of a local organ broker, who is Young-gyu's former client. The broker promises to help her secure a legal organ donation, but secretly relies on black market dealers like Young-gyu, who engage in multiple kidnappings and killings. To help her out, Young-gyu agrees to do the job one last time when he is once again approached by his former client. His smuggling ring gets back together for a final run and they resume their M.O. of operating out of a ferry boat that runs between Korea and China, picking victims from among its passengers, abducting them from their rooms, harvesting their organs on board the ship while they are still alive yet restrained, and then brutally disposing of the bodies afterwards.[4]
Meanwhile, a married couple, Sang-ho and Chae-hee (who is disabled and relies on a wheelchair), boards Young-gyu's ferry boat heading to Weihai, China. That very evening, just when the boat enters international sea waters where countries' laws cannot be enforced, Chae-hee suddenly goes missing and all her pictures and belongings vanishes without a trace.[5][6]
Young-gyu runs into Yu-ri on the same ship, and she ironically claims to be the only witness to Chae-hee's disappearance...
Cast
- Im Chang-jung - Young-gyu
- Choi Daniel - Sang-ho
- Oh Dal-su - Kyung-jae / "Old Man"
- Jo Yoon-hee - Yu-ri
- Jung Ji-yoon - Chae-hee
- Jo Dal-hwan - Joon-sik
- Lee Young-hoon - Dae-woong
- Shin Seung-hwan - Dong-bae
- Choi Il-hwa - Chul-soo
- Lee Moon-soo - Dr. Oh
- Heo Joon-seok - victim in prologue
- Kim Jae-hwa - Gong Choon-ja
- Go Jung-il - customs officer
- Yoon Sang-ho - boat crew member
- Song Yi-joo - Inspector Jang
- Park Se-yeong - Min-seo
- Park Sung-taek - Choi
- Park Il-mok - office head
- Son Jong-hak - company chairman
- Gong Jung-hwan - Yong-chul
- Oh Sang-jin - police station reporter
- Ra Mi-ran - female courier 1
- Shin Hye-jeong - female courier 2
Awards and nominations
- Nomination - Best New Director - Kim Hong-sun
- Nomination - Best New Actor - Choi Daniel
- Best New Director - Kim Hong-sun
- Nomination - Best New Actress - Jung Ji-yoon
2012 Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards[7]
- Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film - Im Chang-jung
References
- ↑ Cho, Jae-eun (24 August 2012). "Thriller with brains: Traffickers tackles human organ market". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Mi-ji (14 September 2012). "Traffickers Lim Chang Jung tells behind story". StarN News. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (4 March 2013). "Traffickers". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ↑ "The Traffickers (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Suk, Monica (23 July 2012). "Human trafficking film The Traffickers to open in August". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Tae-ho (3 September 2012). "The Traffickers steals No. 1 spot from My Neighbor at local box office". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Winners - Film category". 20th KCEA Awards. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
External links
- Official website
- The Traffickers at HanCinema
- The Traffickers at the Korean Movie Database
- The Traffickers at the Internet Movie Database