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Hangul | 방황하는 칼날 |
Hanja | 彷徨하는 칼날 |
Revised Romanization | Banghwanghaneun Kalnal |
McCune–Reischauer | Panghwanghanŭn K'alnal |
Directed by | Lee Jeong-ho |
Written by | Lee Jeong-ho |
Based on | The Hovering Blade by Keigo Higashino |
Produced by | Im Sang-jin Baek Gyeong-suk |
Starring | Jung Jae-young Lee Sung-min |
Cinematography | Kim Tae-gyeong |
Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
Music by | Kim Hong-jib |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$3.56 million |
Broken (Korean: 방황하는 칼날; RR: Banghwanghaneun Kalnal; lit. Hovering Blade; Roving Edge) is a 2014 South Korean action thriller film written and directed by Lee Jeong-ho. The film stars Jung Jae-young and Lee Sung-min in the lead roles. The narrative revolves around a father (played by Jung Jae-young) who becomes a fugitive as he hunts down the two men responsible for his daughter's rape and murder.[2][3]
It is adapted from Keigo Higashino's 2004 novel The Hovering Blade (さまよう刃, Samayou Yaiba). This is the third South Korean film adapted from the Japanese novelist's work, after White Night (2009) and Perfect Number (2012).[4][5]