The Con Artists (2014 film)

The Con Artists (lit. "The Technicians") is a 2014 South Korean heist film directed by Kim Hon-sun, and starring Kim Woo-bin, Kim Yeong-cheol, Ko Chang-seok, and Lee Hyun-woo.

Plot
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 (US$110 million) hidden in the Incheon Customs, and they must do it within 40 minutes.

Cast

 * Kim Woo-bin as Ji-hyuk
 * Kim Yeong-cheol as Boss Cho
 * Ko Chang-seok as Goo-in
 * Lee Hyun-woo as Jong-bae
 * Jo Yoon-hee as Eun-ha
 * Lim Ju-hwan as Lee Jo Hwon (Cho's right-hand man)
 * Jo Dal-hwan
 * Shin Goo as Director Oh
 * Kim Ji-an as Skyscraper Guard
 * Jung Ji-yoon as Technician assistant
 * Ji Seung-hyun
 * Heo Ji-won
 * Shin Seung-hwan
 * Choi Daniel as art gallery owner
 * Kim Sung-kyu as Detective team 2 member
 * Shin Wonho

Production
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.

Release
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.