His Last Gift

2008 South Korean film
His Last Gift
Hangul
마지막 선물
Hanja
마지막 膳物
Revised RomanizationMajimak Seonmul
McCune–ReischauerMajimak Sŏnmul
Directed byKim Yeong-joon
Written byBom Ee-hwan
Kim Tae-kwan
Kim Seon-mi
Produced byJeong Tae-won
Jo Seon-mook
Kim Jong-hyeon
StarringShin Hyun-joon
Heo Joon-ho
CinematographyLee Sung-jae
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Production
companies
Taewon Entertainment
Olive Nine
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • 5 February 2008 (2008-02-05)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$1,857,015[1]

His Last Gift (Korean: 마지막 선물; RR: Majimak Seonmul; also known as Last Present) is a 2008 South Korean film.

Plot

Tae-joo, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, an old friend of Tae-joo's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-wife, Tae-joo realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.

Cast

  • Shin Hyun-joon ... Kang Tae-joo
  • Heo Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
  • Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee
  • Kwon Oh-joong ... Dong-hyeon
  • Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae
  • Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo
  • Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo
  • Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
  • Ha Ji-won ... Min Hye-yeong
  • Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin
  • Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver
  • Cho Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol
  • Park Min-jung as Bar woman
  • Lee Sang-hong ... Scamp
  • Park So-yeon
  • Gi Ju-bong ... Class monitor (cameo)
  • Kim Myeong-gook ... Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)

Release

Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-joon and Heo Joon-ho staged a charity concert in Seoul, intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held on 24 January 2008, at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances from K-pop artists Baek Ji-young and KCM, as well as actress Choi Ji-woo. Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request".[2]

His Last Gift was released in South Korea on February 5, 2008,[3] and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555.[4] By 2 March it had grossed a total of $1,857,015,[1] and as of 10 February the total number of tickets sold was 228,120.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b South Korea Box Office February 29–March 2, 2008, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  2. ^ Shin Hyeon-joon and Heo Joon-ho to Stage Charity Concert, HanCinema, 22 January 2008. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  3. ^ Box-Office Admission Results (2008), Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  4. ^ South Korea Box Office February 8–10, 2008, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  5. ^ Last Present, HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.

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