The Piper | |
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Directed by | Kim Gwang-tae |
Produced by | Kim Dong-woo Lee Han |
Written by | Kim Gwang-tae |
Starring |
Ryu Seung-ryong Lee Sung-min Chun Woo-hee Lee Joon |
Music by | Lee Ji-soo |
Cinematography | Hong Jae-sik |
Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
Production
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UBU Film
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Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time
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119 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$4 million |
Box office | US$5.5 million |
The Piper (Hangul: 손님; RR: Sonnim; lit. The Guest) is a 2015 South Korean period mystery film inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend. It is written and directed by Kim Gwang-tae, in his directorial debut.
Set in the 1950s after the Korean War, wandering musician Woo-ryong and his young son come across a mountain village so remote it doesn't even appear on the map. Woo-ryong volunteers to exterminate the town's rat population in exchange for medical treatment for his sickly son.