The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful

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The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful
Promotional poster
Hangul
신의 한 수: 귀수편
Revised RomanizationSin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon
Directed byLee Khan
Written byYoo Sung-hyub
Produced byLee Jin-sung
Starring
CinematographyKim Dong-young
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byJang Hyuk-jin
Jang Yong-jin
Production
company
Mays Entertainment
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • November 7, 2019 (2019-11-07)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$15.6 million[1][2]

The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful (Korean: 신의 한 수: 귀수편; RR: Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon) is a 2019 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Lee Khan.[2] A prequel spin-off to the 2014 film The Divine Move, it stars Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Hee-won, and Kim Sung-kyun.[3] The film premiered in South Korean cinemas on November 7, 2019.[4]

Synopsis[edit]

Gwi-soo (Kwon Sang-woo) loses everything due to the game of baduk. With the help of his baduk teacher Heo Il-do (Kim Sung-kyun) and Teacher Ddong (Kim Hee-won), Gwi-soo jumps into the high stakes baduk game. He goes up against masters from all over the country.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Filming began on September 15, 2018 and was wrapped up on January 14, 2019.[5]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

The film received generally positive reviews from critics.[6]

Yoon Min-sik from The Korea Herald wrote, "One-dimensional characters, comic-bookish exaggeration, numerous plot holes and no real twist -- yet the film still manages to be quite fun with adrenaline-pumping action and excitement. It’s not a masterpiece, but it manages to create an intriguing, messed-up world."[7]

Box office[edit]

On its opening day, the film finished first place at the box office by attracting 176,604 moviegoers, ahead of Terminator: Dark Fate and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982.[8] During its opening weekend, the film topped box office with US$6.74 million gross from 879,000 admissions.[9] The film surpassed 2 million admissions on November 22.[10]

As of June 20, 2022, the film attracted 2,159,081 admissions with US$14.3 million gross.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful (2019)". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Pierce Conran (October 28, 2019). "THE DIVINE MOVE 2: THE WRATHFUL Angles for November Release". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "신의 한 수: 귀수편". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (September 12, 2018). "권상우X우도환 '귀수' 크랭크인.."모든 것을 걸었다"". Starnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  6. ^ William Schwartz (November 9, 2019). "[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Yoon Min-sik (October 30, 2019). "[Herald Review] 'The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful' a flawed, but entertaining piece". The Herald Korea. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Jo Hyun-joo (November 8, 2019). "[Y이슈] '신의 한 수: 귀수편', 박스오피스 1위로 출발...흥행 강자 되나". YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Pierce Conran (November 12, 2019). "THE DIVINE MOVE 2 Posts Strong Debut". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  10. ^ Ha Soo-jung (November 22, 2019). "'신의한수:귀수편' 200만 돌파, 권상우→우도환 화끈한 송판 격파 [공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

External links[edit]

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