The Classified File () is a 2015 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek based on a real-life 33-day kidnapping case in Busan in 1978.[동아일보] 범인 매석환 검거되다. 1978.10.18 It stars Kim Yoon-seok and Yoo Hae-jin in the lead roles.
Plot A young girl named Eun-joo has gone missing in Busan in 1978. Without any contact from the kidnapper in the past two weeks and no further leads or clues, the police assume that she's dead. Eun-joo's desperate mother turns to renowned fortune-teller Kim Joong-san, who tells her that her daughter is still alive and that she can be saved if they enlist the help of veteran detective Gong Gil-yong. Despite his skepticism, Gil-yong accepts the case. When one of Joong-san's premonitions about the investigation comes true, Gil-yong begins to believe in his psychic abilities, and the two men team up in an unlikely partnership to find Eun-joo and bring her home.
Cast Kim Yoon-seok as Gong Gil-yong Yoo Hae-jin as Kim Joong-san Song Young-chang as Eun-joo's father Lee Jung-eun as Eun-joo's mother Jang Young-nam as Eun-joo's aunt Jang Myeong-gap as Chief Inspector Yoo, head of Busan investigation team Jung Ho-bin as Seo Jeong-hak Jin Sun-mi as Joong-san's wife Nam Moon-chul as Chief of police office Lee Jun-hyeok as Mae Seok-hwan Yoon Jin-ha as Driver Cheon Kim Kwak-kyung-hee as Aunt Park Lee Jae-yong as Fortuneteller Baek Park Hyo-joo as Gil-yong's wife
Box office The Classified File was released on June 18, 2015. It opened at second place in the box office, grossing () from 1.17 million admissions in its first four days. By the end of its run, it had grossed () from 2,860,786 admissions.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result201524th Buil Film Awards Best Film The Classified File Best Director Kwak Kyung-taek Best Actor Kim Yoon-seok Best Supporting Actor Yoo Hae-jin Best Screenplay Kwak Kyung-taek Best Art Direction Kim Yu-jeong 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Classified File Best Director Kwak Kyung-taek Best Supporting ActressJang Young-nam 2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Screenplay (Film) Kwak Kyung-taek Han Dae-deok
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