Confidential Assignment

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Confidential Assignment
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Theatrical poster
Hangul공조
Hanja共助
Revised RomanizationGongjo
McCune–ReischauerKongcho
Directed byKim Sung-hoon
Written byYoon Hyun-ho
Produced byYoon Je-kyoon
Starring
CinematographyLee Sung-jae
Edited byLee Jin
Music byHwang Sang-joon
Production
company
JK Film
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$8.52 million[1]
Box officeUS$57 million[2]

Confidential Assignment (Korean: 공조; Hanja: 共助; RR: Gongjo; lit. Cooperation) is a 2017 South Korean action film directed by Kim Sung-hoon. It stars Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Joo-hyuk.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Synopsis[]

Im Cheol-ryung (Hyun Bin) is an officer of a special investigation team in North Korea. His team goes to a disturbance at a warehouse that prints counterfeit money. Im Cheol-ryung's superior Cha Ki-seong (Kim Joo-hyuk) and his own team are there to steal the master plates to print the counterfeit money. A shootout takes place and, in the process, Im Cheol-ryung is shot and others killed.

North Korean officials later learn that Cha Ki-seong has fled to South Korea. Im Cheol-ryung is ordered to capture Cha Ki-seong and retrieve the stolen master plates. He is given only three days to complete his mission. For the first time, South Korea and North Korea decide to cooperate to catch a criminal. South Korean officials though have doubts whether Cha Ki-seong is really a killer. Detective Kang Jin-tae (Yoo Hae-jin) from Seoul is ordered to watch over Im Cheol-ryung tightly while he is in South Korea.

Cast[]

Reception[]

Confidential Assignment opened in second place at the box office on January 18. It rose to first place in its second week selling an accumulative 4 million tickets by January 30 and surpassed the 5 million mark two days later.[10][11][12][13]

The movie became the most viewed Korean movie during the first half of 2017 by attracting 7.8 million audience locally. However, this record was surpassed in August by A Taxi Driver.[14]

International[]

Confidential Assignment was sold to 42 territories, including the U.S. and several countries in Asia.[15][16]

  • In US on January 27, 2017
  • In Canada on February 3
  • In Australia and New Zealand on February 9
  • In Hong Kong and Macao on February 16
  • In Taiwan on February 17
  • In Vietnam on March 3
  • In Thailand on April 13
  • In India on November 25

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress
Im Yoon-ah
 Nominated [17]
Most Popular Actress Won
Korean Film Shining Star Awards Newcomer Award: Best New Actress Won [18]
Best Director
Kim Sung-hoon
 Won
Fantasia International Film Festival Action! Award
Confidential Assignment
 Won [19]
22nd Busan International Film Festival Marie Claire Asia Star Awards: Rising Star Award
Im Yoon-ah
 Won
1st The Seoul Awards Best Supporting Actor
Kim Joo-hyuk
 Won [20][21][22]
Most Popular Actress
Im Yoon-ah
 Won
Best New Actress
Im Yoon-ah
 Nominated
54th Grand Bell Awards Nominated [23]
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated [24]
Best Film Editing
Confidential Assignment
 Nominated
1st Marianas International Film Festival in Saipan Best Popular Asian Actress
Im Yoon-ah
 Won [25]
6th Korea Top Star Awards Popular Star Award
Hyun Bin
 Won [26]
2018 12th Asian Film Awards Best Newcomer
Im Yoon-ah
 Nominated [27]
AFA Next Generation Award Won [28]
13th University Film Festival of Korea Best Actress Award Won [29]

Sequel[]

Confidential Assignment 2: International, a sequel was announced on August 24, 2020.[30][31] Filming started on February 18, 2021.[32][33]

References[]

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  4. ^ Conran, Pierce. "Yoon-a Joins Hyun Bin on COOPERATION". Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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  6. ^ Conran, Pierce. "COOPERATION with Hyun Bin Wraps Production". Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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  14. ^ "A Taxi Driver' surpasses 8 mln in attendance, becoming most-viewed film this year". Yonhap News Agency. August 15, 2017.
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