The Land of Morning Calm (2024)
Feeling stuck, young fisherman Yong-su sees no hope in his future - like a fish in a net. As a last resort, he plans an insurance scam by staging his disappearance, hoping to provide a better life for his Vietnamese wife and his ageing mother. At the centre of this scheme is his captain, Yeong-guk, who reluctantly reports Yong-su missing. However, when Yong-su’s mother refuses to connect her son’s disappearance with his death, the white lie snowballs into something harder to chew.
Director: Park Ri-woong
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Yun Ju-sang as Yeong-guk |
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Khazsak as Yeong-ran |
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Yang Hee-kyung as Pan-rye |
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Park Jong-hwan as Yong-su |
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Yang Mi-seon as Soon-he |
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Jeong Ae-hwa as Seon-sook |
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Oh Man-seok as Bong-sam |
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Yoo Soon-woong as Hyuck-soo |
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Na Jong-min as Im Seung-pyo |
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Park Won-sang as Hyeong-rack |
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Choi Hee-jin as Ko Yu-shin |
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Jung Hoe-ryn as Soon-he's Daughter |
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Moon Jung-woong as Insurance Company Employee |
| Directing | Park Ri-woong | Director |
| Writing | Park Ri-woong | Writer |
| Camera | Lee Jin-keun | Director of Photography |
| Editing | An Hyeon-geon | Editor |
| Editing | Han Young-kyu | Editor |
| Lighting | Hong Cho-rong | Lighting Director |
| Art | Kim Young-tak | Production Design |
| Sound | Yonrimog | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ahn Byung-rae | Producer |
| Production | Joo-young | Producer |
| Writing | Kim So-ryeong | Storyboard |
| Production | Kong Ji-young | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Seon-yeon | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Kim Pil-soo | Sound Supervisor |
| Editing | Eom Tae-sik | Digital Intermediate |
| Crew | Song Won-jong | Martial Arts Choreographer |