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The Childe

Original title: Gwigongja
  • 2023
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
6K
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The Childe (2023)
A man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels to the Philippines in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, he gets mixed up with some bad people.
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"The Childe" focuses on a man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels back to Korea in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, ... Read all"The Childe" focuses on a man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels back to Korea in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, he gets mixed up with some bad people."The Childe" focuses on a man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels back to Korea in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, he gets mixed up with some bad people.

  • Director
    • Park Hoon-jung
  • Writer
    • Park Hoon-jung
  • Stars
    • Kim Seon-ho
    • Kang Tae-Ju
    • Kim Kang-woo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • Writer
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • Stars
      • Kim Seon-ho
      • Kang Tae-Ju
      • Kim Kang-woo
    • 46User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Kim Seon-ho
    Kim Seon-ho
    • Nobleman
    Kang Tae-Ju
    • Marco
    Kim Kang-woo
    Kim Kang-woo
    • Director Han
    Go Ara
    Go Ara
    • Yoon-joo
    Kang Ae-sim
    Kang Ae-sim
    • Marco's mother
    Kim Dong-won
    • Henchman #5
    Caroline Folds
    • Marco's Mother
    • (as Caroline Magbojos)
    Justin John Harvey
    • Jewelry
    Kwon Hyuk-hyun
    • Bodyguard
    Jung Lael
    • Han Ga-young (Director Han's half-sister)
    • Director
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • Writer
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews46

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    9sonydubeywisdom

    A Must Watch

    A thrilling, exciting and gripping master piece by Park Hoon-jung. He has already given the world known thriller such as 'The Witch' as a director and 'I saw the devil' as a writer and this time with 'The Childe' he certainly has grasped the audience.

    With the star cast of Kim Seon-ho, Kang Tae-joo, Kim Kang-woo and Go Ara this film has a huge audience of admirer.

    In the film we can see jaw dropping acting of Kim Seon-ho, who is famous for lead role in Hometown cha cha and Start-up. Who has earlier played the character of and all-rounder village guy and strenuous investor but here he has shown a different persona in a psychotic Nobleman role. Even his fans are amused by seeing his completely different personality.

    All in all, the film is Good watch and has potential of obtaining some awards and recognition. Giving 9 star from side.
    10agustinprita

    Best Plot Twist

    Epic comeback seon ho, the film it's really good.

    The cast very profesional. The best action film in 2023 for me hahahahahahah.

    By the way i can not guess the plot from begun, and i really apreciate for the hard work.

    I can feel seonho's emotion in this film, very clear and natural. And also i feel tired cause it seem like i joined running in the scene hahahahahhaa

    And i think the film can reach a lot of audience.

    I hope "the childe" will be succes.

    Good job for Director, producer, team and all of cast.

    I will wait for the next project, it will be nice if kim seon ho join the project haha.
    8ayundaanisa

    2 hours is not enough!

    A hollywood style korean movie from director Park Hoon-jung, a black comedy one!

    The strong element from this movie is the character, nobleman, he doesn't have a name, claiming himself as a PRO, sadistically kills people with a comedic side of him, joking, grinning, smirking, whistling

    The plot is very easy to follow, if people not used to with director slow paced intro maybe will get bored, but it builds up really well in the second phase

    The director try to tell a story about Kopino a person of mixed (Korean-Philippine) issue. How difficult it is to live when the Korean fathers leaving and stop contacting their children in the Philippine and no longer provide any support

    Solid characters, a desperate one, double agent lady, a bad conglomerate, the comically hitman, witty dialog, chasing scene, blood, guns, lots of cars! You got everything in here, it's "professional"
    7tkdlifemagazine

    Unique and Exciting

    This is a unique and exciting action film that keeps you interested and guessing throughout. The story centers around a Korean/Filipino heir to a dying Korean billionaire's fortune. He needs money to save his mother's life and this leads him down a path to reunite with his father that makes him the subject of multiple groups of people trying to kill, or kidnap him. The movie is violent and funny, in spots. The acting, filmmaking, and Direction are good. Some of the flighty choreography is a little grainy for my taste, but still good. There is a strange appeal to the characters, even though they do really bad things. This is another great Korean film. In Korean with English Subtitles.
    10cattychef

    Enjoy The Childe and love it.

    The story and the character of main casts such as actor Kim Kang Woo, Actor Kim Seon Ho, actress Go Ara, actor Kang Tae Ju are so interested. I love their performance ,especially actor Kim Seon Ho can acting and I felt he is so scary , mad, smart, cool, heart warming and comady. Thank you very much Park Hoon Jung PD Nim to choose actor Kim Seon Ho as Nobleman (Gwigongja) . I love and really enjoy movies "The Childe" and I will watch more times that I can . Great Jobs Team The Childe! I love action scenes of Kim Seon Ho is awesome. Team The Childe set the locations where filmed in Thailand made me surprise because feel like Philippine , some places I didn't know before and this is near my university and my home. Some places I know because the way I go to work and go home. Recommended "The Childe" Korean movies !

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      First project of Kim Seon-ho after a two-year hiatus.

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2023 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • myTV SUPER (Hong Kong)
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
      • Tagalog
    • Also known as
      • L'Héritier
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Goldmoon Film
      • Nova Media
      • Studio & New
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $102,021
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $77,240
      • Jul 2, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,988,692
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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