The Unjust

The Unjust
Hangul 부당거래
Hanja 不當去來
Revised Romanization Budang georae
McCune–Reischauer Pudang kŏrae
Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan
Produced by Koo Bon-han
Kim Yun-ho
Ryoo Seung-wan
Kang Hye-jung
Han Jae-duk
Written by Park Hoon-jung
Starring Hwang Jung-min
Ryoo Seung-bum
Yoo Hae-jin
Music by Jo Yeong-wook
Cinematography Chung Chung-hoon
Edited by Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)
Running time
 119 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$18,223,928[1]

The Unjust (Hangul: 부당거래; RR: Budanggeorae; lit. "Bad deal" or "Unfair trade") is a 2010 South Korean crime film by Ryoo Seung-wan.[2][3][4] It is a dark and bitter denunciation of corruption in the South Korean justice system.[5][6]

It was a critical and commercial success, with 2.7 million admissions at the box office and winning several awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards.[7][8][9][10]

This is director Ryoo Seung-wan's fifth collaboration with his younger brother, actor Ryoo Seung-bum.[11] Lead actors Hwang Jung-min and Ryoo Seung-bum previously worked together in Bloody Tie (2006).[12]

Plot

After the rape and murder of five elementary schoolgirls, the police have still failed to apprehend the serial killer. After one suspect, Yu Min-cheol (Kim Seung-hun), is shot dead — but with no conclusive proof he was guilty — the country's president becomes involved and adds to the pressure on the police to solve the case. Choi Cheol-gi (Hwang Jung-min), a brilliant but sidelined detective at the Metropolitan Investigation Services who has just brought down corrupt property developer Kim Yang-su (Jo Yeong-jin), is suddenly taken off the case and Kim, thanks to his powerful connections, is released and his case closed. Choi is assigned instead to the serial murders and finally promised a promotion if he can get the police force off the hook by bringing the case to a satisfying conclusion. Choi re-examines the whole case and, with the help of Kim's opportunistic rival, Jang Seok-gu (Yoo Hae-jin), decides to stitch up one of the other suspects as the killer. He chooses Lee Dong-seok (Woo Don-gi), a school bus driver with a retarded wife (Lee Mi-do) and young daughter (Park Ha-yeong) who has a past criminal record that includes child molestation. However, Choi and his team are secretly monitored by Joo Yang (Ryoo Seung-bum), a Seoul District public prosecutor in the pocket of Kim, who is looking for payback on Choi for bringing him down and losing a construction project to Jang. One evening, however, Kim is stabbed to death while playing golf with Joo, and Joo receives embarrassing photos of himself and Kim together. Suspecting that Choi has fitted up Lee in the serial-murder case, Joo makes his suspicions known to his superiors but cannot present any hard evidence. After Joo is again made to look stupid when Lee mysteriously hangs himself in his holding cell, he launches a blitzkrieg investigation into Choi's whole career and family, and a deadly war breaks out between them, with Jang playing both sides off against each other.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Cast

  • Hwang Jung-min ... Police captain Choi Cheol-gi
  • Ryoo Seung-bum ... Public prosecutor (D.A.) Joo Yang
  • Yoo Hae-jin ... Gangster/businessman Jang Seok-gu
  • Chun Ho-jin ... Police bureau chief Kang
  • Ma Dong-seok ... Police lieutenant Ma Dae-ho
  • Woo Don-gi ... Lee Dong-seok, the scapegoat
  • Jo Yeong-jin ... TK chairman Kim Yang-su
  • Jung Man-sik ... Assistant D.A. Gong
  • Lee Sung-min ... Chief prosecutor/D.A.
  • Kim Su-hyeon ... Soo-il
  • Gu Bon-woong ... Yoon-jjang
  • Kim-jae ... Detective Lee
  • Lee Hee-joon ... Detective Nam
  • Oh Jung-se ... Reporter Kim
  • Lee Jong-ju ... Representative Goh
  • Baek Seung-ik ... killer
  • Song Sae-byeok ... Cheol-gi's brother-in-law
  • Go Seo-hee ... Cheol-gi's younger sister
  • Kwak Ja-hyeong ... Detective Kwak
  • Jo Jong-geun ... Detective Jo
  • Kim Gi-cheon ... old inspector
  • Lee Do-hyeon ... young inspector
  • Hwang Byeong-guk ... defense counsel
  • Lee Kyoung-mi ... forensic examiner
  • Kim Weon-beom ... squad leader Park
  • Kang Hyeon-joong ... squad member
  • Jo Ha-seok ... squad members
  • Lee Mi-do ... Dong-seok's wife
  • Park Ha-yeong ... Dong-seok's daughter
  • Kim Seung-hun ... Yu Min-cheol
  • Jung Jin-gak ... President of South Korea
  • Kim Hye-ji ... Joo Yang's wife
  • Park Seo-yeon ... Joo Yang's hostess
  • Kang Hae-in ... Reporter Kim's hostess
  • Ahn Gil-kang ... team leader
  • Lee Chun-yeon ... National Police Agency head
  • Lee Joon-ik ... President Jeong
  • Jo Cheol-hyeon ... Haedong investor
  • Oh Seung-hyeon ... Haedong investor

Film festivals

The Unjust has screened at numerous film festivals around the world, including the Panorama section of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival,[21] the Hong Kong International Film Festival,[22] the Shanghai International Film Festival,[23] the New York Asian Film Festival,[24] the Fantasia Festival,[25] the Hawaii International Film Festival,[26] the Vladivostok International Film Festival - Pacific Meridian,[27] the Sitges Film Festival,[28] the London Korean Film Festival,[29] and the Udine Far East Film Festival.[30]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2010
13th Director's Cut Awards[31][32]
Best Director Ryoo Seung-wan Won
2011
5th Asian Film Awards[33][34]
 Best Supporting Actor Ryoo Seung-bum Nominated
Best Screenplay Park Hoon-jung Nominated
2nd Seoul Art and Culture Awards[35][36][37]
 Best Film Director Ryoo Seung-wan Won
47th Baeksang Arts Awards
Best Film The Unjust Nominated
Best Director Ryoo Seung-wan Nominated
Best Actor Ryoo Seung-bum Nominated
Best Screenplay Park Hoon-jung Nominated
15th Fantasia International Film Festival[38][39][40]
 Best Actor Hwang Jung-min Won
Ryoo Seung-bum Won
Best Screenplay Park Hoon-jung Won
20th Buil Film Awards[41][42]
Best Film The Unjust Nominated
Best Director Ryoo Seung-wan Nominated
Best Actor Ryoo Seung-bum Won
44th Sitges Film Festival[28][43]
Best Film (Casa Asia section) The Unjust Won
48th Grand Bell Awards
Best Film The Unjust Nominated
Best Director Ryoo Seung-wan Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Yoo Hae-jin Nominated
Best Screenplay Park Hoon-jung Nominated
Best Editing Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum Nominated
Best Planning Koo Bon-han Nominated
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards[7][8][9][10]
 Best Film The Unjust Won
Best Director Ryoo Seung-wan Won
Best Supporting Actor Yoo Hae-jin Nominated
Best Screenplay Park Hoon-jung Won
Best Cinematography Chung Chung-hoon Nominated
Best Lighting Bae Il-hyeok Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Boodang Guhrae (aka The Unjust / Conflict of Interest / Unfair Trade)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ↑ Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2010). "INTERVIEW: Director Ryoo Seung-wan - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ↑ Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2010). "INTERVIEW: Director Ryoo Seung-wan - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ↑ Gottlieb, Zak (8 March 2010). "KOFFLA 2010: Interview with Ryoo Seung-Wan". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ↑ Han, Sun-hee (10 August 2010). "THE UNJUST, Food chains of beasts with clashes of desire". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ↑ Song, Woong-ki (5 October 2010). "Ryoo's new film tells tale of corruption". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  7. 1 2 Lee, Claire (27 November 2011). "The Unjust Best picture at Blue Dragon Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  8. 1 2 Lee, In-kyung (26 November 2011). "The Unjust Wins Top Honors at Blue Dragon Film Awards". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  9. 1 2 Hong, Lucia (28 November 2011). "Korean pic The Unjust wins big at the 32nd Blue Dragon Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  10. 1 2 "The Unjust takes top prize at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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  12. ↑ Nam, Timothy (15 November 2010). "Hwang Jeong Min: "Ryu Seung Bom is talented, and Yoo Hae Jin is in my league"". JTN via Korea.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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  14. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (21 October 2010). "Dirty deals sell well in Unjust conspiracy". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  15. ↑ Cho, Jae-eun (5 November 2010). "A hard look at corruption with some unusual suspects". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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  22. ↑ Hong, Lucia (21 March 2011). "10 Korean films invited to Hong Kong film fest". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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  25. ↑ Hong, Lucia (8 July 2011). "10 Korean films invited to the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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  27. ↑ Hong, Lucia (1 September 2011). "Several Korean movies invited to int'l film fest in Russia". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  28. 1 2 Hong, Lucia (17 October 2011). "Several Korean movies score wins at Spain film festival". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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