Comparison to bounce the band as "a tenth of the sea" or "Tower Heist" is inevitable, but in South Korea, "thief" carve out its own niche with romantic moments of chaos and elegance mixed with a more emotionally consistent, the winner gets all the sense of brotherhood in America .
Director Choi Dong Hoo ("The Great Swindle"), who co-wrote the script sometimes very complicated with Guy Cheol Lee, and began by identifying potential diamond gracefully even stole $ 30 million from the dome Casino Macau, a brave group of scammers high-end , All, of course, with specialization robbery.
But instead of all the roads leading to the final jewel theft, and the film turns on the way to the land of cat and mouse dark Reap where the diamonds are, and divided loyalties police force robbers to evolve to survive.
While the second half of the film feels more consequential - and more impressively full of action - from the first part, also loses some of the charm of the early and desires through heredity, a protracted kind of spoils the stunning often focused on the game of hot potato.
It Iqbal on grass first, Choi conversion slickly, shot in Seoul and Busan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macao, and features a star cast including June Guyana Asia, Kim Hye-sook, Kim Yoon-seok and Jung Jae Lee, and they all show live games and participants.
The Korean fans packing the theaters to see a thief, stealing the work of director Choi Dong-Hoo, the highest grossing film in the history of South Korea, defeating John is a legend Pong Monster to host in 2006. Thieves, which debuted in North America in the last month at the Toronto International Film Festival, hitting U.S. theaters on October 12, distributed by the United States that runs with good entertainment.
Check out the exclusive poster, below, featuring nine major player in the film, including South Korea, known as Gianna Jun. name Lee Young Jae, all cool and wear cool shades slim as an option - expression. Insurance 318 - carat diamond in a classic style crime caper, and focuses on the crew of thieves thieves who compete for glittering, even in the casino vault. According to the Korea Herald, the film received the equivalent of $ 84 million at the box office, with 13 million tickets sold.
