The Con Artists | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gisuljadeul |
McCune–Reischauer | Gisulchatŭl |
Directed by | Kim Hong-sun |
Produced by | Yook Kyung-sam |
Starring |
Kim Woo-bin Lee Hyun-woo Ko Chang-seok |
Music by | Jeong Jin-ho |
Cinematography | Yoon Joo-hwan |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Production
company |
Trinity Entertainment
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Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date
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Running time
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116 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$18,029,691 |
The Con Artists (Hangul: 기술자들; RR: Gisuljadeul; lit. "The Technicians") is a 2014 South Korean heist film directed by Kim Hong-sun, and starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Hyun-woo, and Ko Chang-seok.
Ji-hyuk is a safe-cracker who lives the high life by stealing antiques and jewelry. He teams up with genius hacker Jong-bae, planner Goo-in and other fellow "technicians" to steal ₩150 billion (US$150 million) hidden in the Incheon Customs, and they must do it within 40 minutes.
Filming in Gwangyang, Incheon and Seoul began in March 2014 and wrapped in August 2014.
It was the first Korean production to film in the city of Abu Dhabi, with locations at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the Emirates Palace and the Hilton Capital Grand.
The film was released in South Korea on December 24, 2014.
It was also released in North America on January 9, 2015, followed by limited theatrical runs in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines and in iran irib namayesh.