Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | |
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Directed by | Ha Jung-woo |
Screenplay by | Kim Ju-ho Ha Jung-woo |
Based on | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua |
Produced by | Ahn Dong-kyu Go Seung-hee |
Starring | |
Cinematography | So Jung-oh |
Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
Music by | Kim Jeong-beom |
Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$9.2 million |
Box office | US$6.6 million[1] |
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Korean: 허삼관; Hanja: 許三觀; RR: Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean drama film of the bestselling 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua.[2][3][4] The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, and he also starred alongside Ha Ji-won.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed ₩4.59 billion (US$4.26 million) from 582,000 admissions in its first five days.[13] At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of ₩7,405,659,269 from 955,206 admissions.
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2015
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15th Gwangju International Film Festival | Excellent Asia-Pacific Young Director Award | Ha Jung-woo | Nominated |
2016
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11th Max Movie Awards | Best New Actor | Nam Da-reum | Nominated |