The Plot (film)

The Plot is a 2024 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Lee Yo-sup, starring Gang Dong-won. An adaptation of the Hong Kong film, Accident (2009), it tells the story of Yeong-il, a designer who orchestrates a commissioned murder as a perfect accidental death, and gets caught up in an unexpected incident. The film was released on May 29, 2024.

Synopsis
Yeong-il is a designer who manipulates commissioned murders into accidental deaths. No one knows that the deaths that were engineered as accidental accidents through his design are actually thoroughly planned murders. A new request comes to Yeong-il, who has dealt with the recent target perfectly without any evidence. The target this time is an influential figure that the media and the whole world are paying attention to. It is a dangerous mission as even the slightest gap can lead to his identity being discovered, but Yeong-il decides to take on it along with his teammates Jackie, Wol-cheon, and Jeom-man.

Cast

 * Gang Dong-won as Yeong-il, a designer who disguises contract killings as accidental deaths.
 * Lee Moo-saeng as Lee Chi-hyeon, General Manager of Banwol Insurance who is in charge of handling accidents.
 * Lee Mi-sook as Jackie, Yeong-il's associate and a seasoned veteran with experience.
 * Kim Hong-pa as Joo Seong-jik, Candidate for Prosecutor General and Yeong-il's target.
 * Kim Shin-rok as Yang Kyeong-jin, a detective in the Accident Investigation Department at the Seoul Central Police Station.
 * Lee Hyun-wook as Wol-cheon, Yeong-il's associate and master of disguise.
 * Lee Dong-hwi as Hauser, a cyber wrecker who creates issues.
 * Jung Eun-chae as Joo Young-seon, an attorney and Yeong-il's client.
 * Tang Jun-sang as Jeom-man, the timid youngest member.

Special appearance

 * Lee Jong-suk as a colleague who teamed up with Yeong-il to handle a contract murder case.

Background
The previous title of the film was Accident, borrowed from the original work Accident. It was displayed along with The Hidden Face, Handsome Guys, and The Land of Happiness at the Contents Panda booth at the 2023 Asian Contents & Film Market.

The film marks the reunion of Gang Dong-won and Lee Dong-hwi after starring in the films Broker and Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman together. This is also the third film adaptation that Gang starred in, following Golden Slumber and Illang: The Wolf Brigade.

Filming
Principal photography began in November 2021 and ended in February 2022.

Box office
, Following has grossed $1.0 million with a running total of 171,117 tickets sold.