Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)
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Director Ha Jung-woo Screenplay Ha Jung-woo, Kim Joo-ho Country South Korea | 7/10 IMDb Story by Yu Hua Duration Language Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15) Based on Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
by Yu Hua Writer Jung-woo Ha (screenplay), Hua Yu (novel) Cast Ha Jung-Woo (Heo Sam-gwan), Ha Ji-Won (Heo Ok-ran), Jeon Hye-Jin (Ms. Song), Jang Gwang (Choi), Ju Jin-mo (Uncle), Sung Dong-il (Mr. Bang)Similar movies My Sister, the Pig Lady , Sunshine Love , He's on Duty , The Ugly Truth , Spanish Affair , You've Got Mail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Hangul: 허삼관; RR: Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean film adaptation of the bestselling 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua. The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, and he also starred alongside Ha Ji-won.
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Plot
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
Box office
The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed ₩4.59 billion (US$4.26 million) from 582,000 admissions in its first five days. At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of ₩7,405,659,269 from 955,206 admissions.
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