Theatrical Release to Follow HKIFF Selection
Following its Best Actor win for
LEE Byung-hun at the Asian Film Awards in Macau and its selection for the Hong Kong International Film Festival this month, political thriller
Inside Men has secured a theatrical release in Hong Kong, which will kick off on April 21st.
Released in Korea last November,
Inside Men became a massive hit for distributor
Showbox, garnering 7.07 million viewers (USD 48.43 million) during its initial run and another 2.08 million viewers (USD 14.52 million) when the director’s cut version (
Inside Men: The Original) was released at the end of the year.
Directed by
WOO Min-ho, who previously made
Man Of Vendetta (2010) and
The Spies (2012),
Inside Men features LEE as a gangster who is double-crossed when he uncovers the secret relationship between a major corporation and a presidential aspirant. After losing his arm and laying low for a few years, he returns to get his revenge.
Inside Men has already been released in Australia and New Zealand and bowed in Japanese theaters on March 10th.