A Better Tomorrow (2010 film)
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Promotion poster for A Better Tomorrow
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Mujeokja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Muchŏkcha |
| Directed by | Song Hae-sung |
| Produced by | Kim Sang-keun Kim Jung-hwan |
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| Story by | Jo Chang-ho |
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| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Cinematography | Kang Seung-ki |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
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Fingerprint Pictures
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| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time
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124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$10,751,422 |
A Better Tomorrow (Hangul: 무적자; RR: Mujeokja; lit. "Invincible") is a 2010 South Korean contemporary gangster drama film, starring Joo Jin-mo, Song Seung-heon, Kim Kang-woo and Jo Han-sun. It is an official remake of the 1986 Hong Kong film A Better Tomorrow. It was directed by Song Hae-sung and produced by Fingerprint Pictures. John Woo, who directed the original 1986 version, acted as executive producer.
The film premiered as part of Special Events at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2010, where it was introduced by John Woo, as having "its own character and own soul, and many new elements." It was released in theaters on September 16, 2010.
Kim Hyuk (Joo Jin-mo) is a detective in the South Korean National Police Agency, having escaped from North Korea as a teenager. Unbeknownst to his superiors, he also works as an illegal arms smuggler with his best friend and partner in crime, Lee Young-choon (Song Seung-heon), who also defected from the North.
Hyuk has a younger brother, Chul (Kim Kang-woo), whom he was forced to leave behind (along with their mother) during his escape. Guilt-ridden over leaving his brother behind, Hyuk has spent the past few years searching for his brother. Eventually, he finds Chul in an internment camp but Chul resents Hyuk for leaving behind the family to escape. It is then revealed that their mother was killed sometime after Hyuk's escape.
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