The Thieves

Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Hello, hello... It's been a while. Happy new year 2013. It's a new movie that i've watched^^
Movie: The Thieves
Hangul: 도둑들
Director: Choi Dong Hun
Writer: Choi Dong Hun, Lee Gi Cheol
Produser: Kim Sung Min, Jung Moon Goo
Cinematographer: Choi Young Hwan
Film Festivals:

  • 2012 (37th) Toronto International Film Festival. September 6-16, 2012 - Contempory World Cinema
  • 2012 (17th) Busan International Film Festival. October 4-13, 2012 - Open Cinema
  • 2012 (45th) Sitges Film Festival. October 4-14, 2012 - Official Fantastic Casa Asia
  • 2012 (32nd) Hawaii International Film Festival. October 11-21, 2012 - Closing Film U.S. Premiere
  • 2012 (21st) Philadelphia Film Festival. October 18-28, 2012 - World Narrative

Awards

  • 2012 (33rd) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 30, 2012. Best Technical Awards & Audience Choice Awards for Most Popular Movie
  • 2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards - November 7, 2012. Best Cinematography
  • 2012 (49th) Daejong Film Awards - October 30, 2012. Best Supporting Actress (Kim Hae Suk)

Cast:
Kim Yun Seok - Macao Park
Kim Hye Soo - Pepsee
Lee Jung Jae - Popie
Gianna Jun - Yenicall
Kim Hae Suk - Chewingum
Kim Soo Hyun - Zampano
Simon Yam - Chen
Oh Dal Su - Andrew
Angelica Lee - Julie
Kwok Cheung Tsang - Johnny
Ki Guk Seo - Wei Hong

Plot
Popie (Lee Jung Jae), Yenicall (Gianna Jun), Chewinggum (Kim Hae Suk) and Zampano (Kim Soo Hyun) are a team of professional thieves in South Korea. After they score a valuable antique vase, they hear from Macao Park (Kim Yun Seok) in which he proposes a highly lucrative new job in Macau. Meanwhile, Pepsee (Kim Hye Soo) is released from prison on a special pardon.
A few years back Macao Park, Pepsee and Popie worked together as a crew. Macao Park and Pepsee were also in a romantic relationship. Then, while stealing gold bars. Macao Park's cable snapped in a elevator shaft and he disappeared with the gold bars. Pepsee was arrested shortly afterwards.
Now, Popie, Yenicall, Chewinggum and Zampano head off to Hong Kong to work with Macao Park. What Macao Park Doesn't know is that Pepsee is also coming with them.
In Hong Kong, a separate crew awaits for the Korean thieves. The four Hong Kong thieves consists of Chen (Simon Yam), Andrew (Oh Dal Su), Julie (Angelica Lee) and Johnny (Kwok Cheung Tsang). When the Hong Kong and Korean teams finally meet, tension rises immediately between the two groups. Macao Park then enters the meeting and lays out the plan. Their goal is to steal the "Tear of Sun" diamond. The diamond itself is currently in the possession of ruthless criminal Wei Hong. Furthermore, the diamond is stashed safely in the suite room of a Macau casino & resort. Macao Park also lays another bombshell. He can easily sell the "Tear of Sun" diamond for $20 million dollars.
Now the two teams work together in what will surely turn out to be the heist of their lives, but the 10 thieves all have their own agendas.

Trailer


Review
Watched this movie, makes me remembered Ocean's Eleven movie. There's to much actors and actress, but it's a funny movie^^. I watched this movie, because of Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Hye Soo. They are great actor and actress. This movie full of betrayed. I like the gun battle part. kekeke. escaping and chasing part between Macao Park and Wei Hong man were so cool! Btw, Kim Soo Hyun kissed 2 times here. Enjoy the movie^^
The movie started with a group of Korean thieves Popie (Lee Jung Jae), Yenicall (Gianna Jun), Chewinggum (Kim Hae Suk) and Zampano (Kim Soo Hyun) stealing antique vase. Later, they contacted by Macao Park (Kim Yun Seok) in which he proposes a highly lucrative new job in Macau. They leaves to Hong Kong with Pepsee (Kim Hye Soo) who was released from prison on a special pardon.
A few years back, Popie, Pepsee and Macao Park perform a thieves gruop to steal gold bars. But Macao Park's cable snapped in a elevator shaft and he disappeared with the gold bars. Pepsee was arrested shortly afterwards.
In Hong Kong, another separate crew awaits for the Korean thieves. The four Hong Kong thieves consists of Chen (Simon Yam), Andrew (Oh Dal Su), Julie (Angelica Lee) and Johnny (Kwok Cheung Tsang). Macao Park then enters the meeting and lays out the plan. Their goal is to steal the "Tear of Sun" diamond. The diamond itself is currently in the possession of ruthless criminal Wei Yong. Furthermore, the diamond is stashed safely in the suite room of a Macau casino & resort. Macao Park also lays another bombshell. He can easily sell the "Tear of Sun" diamond for $20 million dollars.
The two teams work together to get the diamond. But in the end Macao Park betrayed them. He took the diamond and leave all of the other thieves. All of them panicking and tried to escaped. Chen and Chewinggum died while escaped, Zampano arrested, Julie is an under cover police and the other thieves together chasing Macao Park. They going back to Korea.
Many people chasing for Macao Park, Korean police collaborated with Hong Kong police, Popie team, and Wei Hong the mafia who want the diamond too.
Pepsee and Yenicall intrude to Macao Park apartement. Pepsee leaves after she know what makes Macao Park hiding years before, she found the diamond but leave it there. Yenicall than found the diamond, and hiding at the rooftop while there's a gun war between the Wei Hong gang with the police. 


Source: Asian Wiki

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