Citizen of a Kind

Citizen of a Kind is a 2024 South Korean crime drama film directed by Park Young-ju, starring Ra Mi-ran, Gong Myung, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Byung-eun, Jang Yoon-ju, Lee Moo-saeng and Ahn Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of Kim Seong-ja, a laundromat owner in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, who caught the head of a voice phishing organization in 2016. It was released on January 24, 2024.

Synopsis
Deok-hee seeks a loan due to a fire at her laundromat. The bank calls and offers a generous upfront loan so she takes it right away. She is shocked to realize later that she is the victim of a voice phishing scheme. Deok-hee loses tens of thousands of dollars and ends up on the streets with her children. One day, the phisher who tricked her, Jae-min, calls again to tip Deok-hee off about the criminal organization that locked him up. Though police have given up on her case, Deok-hee flies directly to Qingdao with her co-workers to rescue Jae-min and get her money back.

Cast

 * Ra Mi-ran as Kim Deok-hee, who lost tens of millions of won instantly due to a voice phishing message sent and set out to track down the person in charge.
 * Gong Myung is Kwon Jae-min, a secret informant who informs Deok-hee about the voice phishing organization.
 * Yeom Hye-ran is Bong-rim, Deok-hee's co-worker and friend who is quick-witted and helps her both materially and spiritually. She is of Korean-Chinese descent.
 * Park Byung-eun is Park Hyeong-sik, an intelligence team detective who is one step behind Deok-hee in both investigation and arrest.
 * Jang Yoon-ju is Sook-ja, a character who shows an unstoppable drive just like Deok-hee, and strongly supports her in tracking down the voice phishing leader.
 * Lee Moo-saeng as Oh Myung-hwan, the head of a Chinese voice phishing organization that controls hundreds of billions of dollars.
 * Ahn Eun-jin is Ae-rim, Bong-rim 's younger sister who lives in Qingdao.
 * Lee Joo-seung is Kyeong-cheol, a member of the voice phishing organization who is contemplating whether to escape or stay at the voice phishing company he applied for.
 * Sung Hyuk as Dae-woo, a member of the voice phishing organization.
 * Kim Yool-ho as Detective Kim, an intelligence team detective who, along with Detective Park, tracks down voice phishing organizations.
 * Seo Ji-hoo as Detective Shin, a junior detective on Detective Park's intelligence team.

Production
Principal photography began in September 2020 and ended in December 2020.

Box office
, Citizen of a Kind has grossed $5.8 million with a running total of 837,959 tickets sold.