Eye for an Eye (2008 film)

Eye for an Eye is a 2008 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film. This film directed by Ahn Gwon-tae and Kwak Kyung-taek. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Cha Seung-won.

Plot
Veteran police detective Baek Seong-chan is on the verge of retiring to set up his own business. But he is forced to put his plans on hold when ₩1.8 billion is stolen from a bank truck, and then 600 kg of gold from an airport, with the thief having impersonated Baek. The following day, he receives a package of the stolen money from the thief, who identifies himself as Ahn Hyeon-min. Baek pursues Ahn, only to discover that he is being used as a pawn in a greater scheme of revenge.

Cast

 * Han Suk-kyu as Baek Seong-chan
 * Cha Seung-won as Ahn Hyeon-min
 * Song Yeong-chang as Kim Hyeon-tae
 * Lee Byung-joon as Antonio
 * Jung In-gi as Hwang Min-cheol
 * Kim Ji-seok as Song Yoo-gon
 * Son Byeong-wook as Kim Do-soo
 * Im Sung-kyu as Cha Yeong-jae
 * Lee Jae-goo as Detective Park
 * Kim Yoon-tae as Detective Kim

Production
The first half of Eye for an Eye was directed by Ahn Gwon-tae, with the rest completed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Filming took place over a period of seven months on location in Seoul, Jeju Island and Busan, and wrapped on 13 January 2008.

Release
Eye for an Eye was released in South Korea on 30 July 2008, and on its opening weekend was ranked third at the box office with 590,494 admissions. As of 29 September it had received a total of 2,073,158 admissions, with a gross of US$12,358,100.