The Villagers

The Villagers (Korean: 동네사람들; RR: Dongnesalamdeul; lit. Neighborhood) is a 2018 South Korean action thriller film directed by Im Jin-sun, starring Ma Dong-seok and Kim Sae-ron.[1][2] It was released on November 7, 2018.[3]

The Villagers
Theatrical release poster
Hangul동네사람들
Revised RomanizationDongnesalamdeul
Directed byIm Jin-sun
Produced bySeo Jong-hae
Screenplay byIm Jin-sun
StarringMa Dong-seok
Kim Sae-ron
Lee Sang-yeob
Production
company
DayDream
Distributed byLittle Big Pictures
Release date
  • November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2.8 million

Premise

The film is about a physical education teacher named Gi-cheol who is assigned to a countryside high school due to an unfortunate incident, and a student named Yoo-jin who questions the disappearance of her friend.[4]

Cast

Production

Filming began July 21, 2017 and finished September 30, 2017.[7]

Release

The film was released on November 7, 2018, alongside Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Ode to the Goose (November 8), and The Wrath (November 8).[8]

Reception

Yoon Min-sik from The Korea Herald gave a mixed review and wrote, "The Villagers has an interesting premise, a promising set-up, good acting and a strong first act -- but maybe not enough thrill, and bit of a letdown in the third act."[9]

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References
  1. "KIM Sae-ron and Don LEE Back on Screen for Heartwarming Drama GOMTAENGI". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 31, 2017.
  2. 동네사람들. Naver (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
  3. "'동네사람들', 11월 7일 개봉 확정…'섹션TV 연예통신' 출연 예고". The Celuv (in Korean). October 23, 2018.
  4. "Kim Sae-ron to star in "The Villagers"". Hancinema.
  5. "[단독] 마동석X김새론, 영화 '곰탱이' 출연 확정…오늘(18일) 고사". TV Report (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
  6. [공식입장] 신세휘, 영화 '곰탱이' 출연 확정...김새론과 호흡. OSEN (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
  7. 동네사람들. Korean Film Biz Zone (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
  8. 11월 개봉예정영화, 마동석·김새론 주연의 <동네사람들>, 박해일·문소리·정진영 주연의 <군산> 등. Korea Lecturer News (in Korean). October 31, 2018.
  9. "[Herald Review] 'The Villagers' has heart, could use more thrill". The Korea Herald. October 31, 2018.
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