Whistle Blower (film)
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Director Yim Soon-rye Genre Drama film Writer Chun-Hyeong Lee Language Korean | 7/10 IMDb Screenplay Chun-hyung Lee Duration Country South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) Cast Park Hae-Il (Yoon Min-Cheol), Lee Kyoung-Young (Lee Jang-Hwan), Yoo Yeon-Seok (Shim Min-Ho)Similar movies Captain America: The Winter Soldier , The Confession , Rakht Charitra I , Salt , King's Game , Angel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
whistle blower 2014 main trailer
Whistle Blower (Hangul: 제보자; RR: Jeboja) is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Yim Soon-rye.
Contents
- whistle blower 2014 main trailer
- whistle blower 2014 production report video
- Plot
- Cast
- Box office
- References
Though fictionalized, the film is based on real-life scientist Hwang Woo-suk, who was at the center of one of the largest investigations of scientific fraud in recent memory. Hwang, then a professor of biotechnology at Seoul National University (SNU), gained international renown in 2004 after claiming that he had successfully carried out experiments cloning human embryonic stem cells. In 2005, an anonymous tip from whistleblower Ryu Young-joon, a former researcher at Hwang's lab, led to MBC program PD Notebook uncovering Hwang's ethical violations and fabricated data, which was confirmed by an SNU investigative panel in 2006. Hwang's research was discredited and in 2009, a South Korean court convicted him of embezzlement and bioethical violations.
whistle blower 2014 production report video
Plot
TV news producer Yoon Min-cheol is desperate for a scoop for his investigative journalism program PD Chase. One day, he receives a tip that The Newman Medical, the biggest sterility clinic in Korea, buys ova illegally. But while investigating, he is shocked to discover that scientist Lee Jang-hwan seems to be involved in the case. Lee had gained widespread acclaim and press attention following his groundbreaking experiments cloning human embryonic stem cells, and is considered a national hero whose research may mean the cure to several illnesses. As Yoon hesitates whether to pursue such a revered and powerful figure, he gets an anonymous call from Shim Min-ho, a young scientist who works for Lee's lab. Shim claims that Lee's stem cell research has largely been fabricated and unethical, and the two join forces to expose Lee's scientific fraud and bring the truth to the public, despite its disbelieving and harsh reaction.
Cast
Box office
Upon its release on October 2, 2014, Whistle Blower topped the box office on its three-day opening weekend, with 563,539 admissions and a gross of ₩4.5 billion (US$4.2 million). It dropped to third place on its second and third weeks, earning ₩12.1 billion (US$11.3 million) from 1.7 million admissions.
References
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