The Beast
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	비스트
Revised Romanization	biseuteu
Directed by	Lee Jung-ho
Screenplay by	Lee Jung-Ho Jung Eui-Mok
Produced by	Oh Sung-Il Song Ji-Eun Park Joon-Soo Park Kyung-Seo Lee Soo-Jin Nam Da-Jung Kim Soo-Hyun
Starring	Lee Sung-min Yoo Jae-Myung Jeon Hye-jin Choi Daniel
Production company	Studio&NEW
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release date	June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$1.3 million

The Beast (Korean: 비스트, romanized: Biseuteu) is a 2019 South Korean action thriller film directed by Lee Jung-ho, starring Lee Sung-min, Yoo Jae-Myung, Jeon Hye-jin, and Choi Daniel. The story is about the conflicts of two detectives in solving a brutal murder case. The film is a remake of the French film, 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004).^[1]

Plot

Two detectives in conflict have to team up to solve a gruesome murder. After the mutilated body of a missing girl is discovered in the tidelands of Incheon, Han-soo (Lee Sung-min) and Min-tae (Yoo Jae-myung), who have been rivals for years, are now in charge of finding the culprit. The case seems like it will find a quick resolution with a suspect in custody, but things take a dark turn when Han-soo meets an informant who insists that he knows who the murderer is. As cover-ups and secret deals ensue, tensions rise between the two detectives as the pressure of solving the crime, which is shaking up the Korean Peninsula, comes to a head.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on November 5, 2018 and wrapped on February 12, 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Release

The Beast was released in South Korea on June 26, 2019.^[7]

International release

Movie 'The Beast' has been pre-sold in 90 countries around the world including France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. , Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries in Asia.^[8]