The Beast (2019 film)

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

• Lee Sung-Min as Detective Han-soo[2]
• Yoo Jae-Myung as Detective Min-tae
• Jeon Hye-Jin as Choon-bae[3]
• Choi Daniel as Detective Jong-chan[4]
• Kim Ho-jung as Madame Oh
• Ahn Si-ha as Jung-Yeon
• Lee Sang-hee Yeo Mi-Young
• Kim Byung-Choon as Section Chief Sung
• Kim Hong-Fa as Chief Executive Officer Jang of Chinatown
• Kim Young-Sung as Detective 1 Team 1
• Kim Dae-Gon as Detective 2 Team 1[5]
• Han Kyu-Won as Detective 2 Team 2
• Kim Min-Song as Detective 1 Team 3
• Lee Hyun-Kyun as Chae Pil-Kyo[6]
• Baek In-Kwon as Jo Doo-Sik
• Jang Nam-Boo as naked man (Kim Nam-Cheol)
• Kim Gui-Seon as elderly man informant
• Lee Seo-Hwan as forensic team member
• Jung Chan-Woo as inspection department member
• Shim Wan-Jun as man in black hood (regional investigation unit)
• Ok Ja-yeon as Jong-Chan's wife
• Park Tae-Sung as prison officer
• Ahn Seong-Bong as backup detective
• Choi Moon-Soo as terminal yellow bracelet girl's mother
• Kim Dae-Han as Korean-Chinese Wild Dog gang
• Lim Ye-Eun as tortured woman

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]

References

1. "Movie Review - the Beast (2019)". 30 March 2020.
2. "이성민·유재명, '비스트'서 연기 대결". 연합뉴스. October 2, 2018.
3. "영화 '비스트'에 전혜진·최다니엘 합류". 연합뉴스. October 31, 2018.
4. "Choi Daniel jumped at chance to work with Lee Jung-ho". KpopHerald. Nov 26, 2018.
5. "베테랑 배우 김대곤, 영화 '비스트' 씬스틸러 '강형사' 주목". 스포츠서울. July 2, 2019.
6. "이현균, 영화 '비스트' 합류…이성민과 연기 호흡". 한국경제TV. June 13, 2019.
7. "이성민-유재명 주연 '비스트', 6월 말 개봉 확정… 역대급 범죄 스릴러". iMBC. May 23, 2019.
8. "이성민X유재명 '비스트', 90개국 선판매". YTN. June 26, 2019.

External links

• The Beast at Korean Film Council
• The Beast at HanCinema
• The Beast at IMDb