No Mercy for the Rude
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| Hangul | 예의없는 것들 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeuieomneun geotdeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yeŭiŏmnŭn kŏtdŭl |
| Directed by | Park Chul-hee |
| Written by | Park Chul-hee |
| Produced by | Hwang Woo-hyun Hwang Jae-woo |
| Starring | Shin Ha-kyun Kim Min-jun Yoon Ji-hye |
| Cinematography | Oh Seung-hwan |
| Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
| Music by | Jeon Sang-yoon |
Production companies | Tube Pictures Studio 2.0 |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3.5 million |
| Box office | US$4,884,108 |
No Mercy for the Rude (Korean: 예의없는 것들; RR: Yeui-eomneun Geotdeul) is a 2006 South Korean neo-noir action comedy film[1] directed by Park Chul-hee. It stars Shin Ha-kyun in the lead role. The film revolves around a mute hitman who vows to kill only rude people, and use the money for his tongue operation.
The film released theatrically in South Korea on 24 August 2006.
Plot[edit]
A lonely chef with a speech impediment takes a job as a professional killer in order to raise the money he needs for an operation on his tongue. Known as "Killar" (Shin Ha-kyun), he and his partner "Ballet" (Kim Min-jun), make a rule to only kill rude and impolite people. After killing each one of his victims, "Killar" goes to the same bar where he meets "Her" (Yoon Ji-hye), a woman who becomes attracted to him. His life begins to unravel after he and "Ballet" kill the wrong person by mistake.
Cast[edit]
- Shin Ha-kyun ... "Killar"
- Yeo Jin-goo ..."young killar"
- Yoon Ji-hye ... "Her"
- Kim Min-jun ... "Ballet"
- Kang San ... "Young Boy"
- Park Gil-soo ... "Feces Weight"
- Park Choong-seon ... "Detective Seo"
- Seon Woo ... "Knife Scar"
- Kim Byeong-ok ... "Hairtail"
- Lee Han-wi ... "Chief Killa"
- Kim Eung-soo ... "Director"
- Ko Chang-seok ... "Piano"
Release[edit]
No Mercy for the Rude was released in South Korea on 24 August 2006,[2] and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 269,308 admissions.[3] The film went on to receive a total of 904,802 admissions nationwide,[2] with a gross (as of 17 September 2006) of US$4,884,108.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "예의없는 것들". Naver.
- ^ a b "Box-Office Admission Results" (2006). 'Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
- ^ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2006.08.25 ~ 2006.08.27). HanCinema. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office September 15–17, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
