- His Last Gift
Infobox Korean Film
name = His Last Gift
director = Kim Yeong-joon
producer = Jeong Tae-won
Jo Seon-mook
Kim Jong-hyeon
writer = Bom Ee-hwan
Kim Tae-kwan
Kim Seon-mi
starring =Shin Hyun-jun
Heo Joon-ho
music =
cinematography = Lee Sung-je
editing = Nam Na-yeong
distributor =Showbox
released =February 5 ,2008
runtime = 105 min.
country =South Korea
language = Korean
budget =
admissions = 228,120
gross = $1,857,015
website = http://www.showbox.co.kr/lastpresent/
kmdb_id =
imdb_id =
hangul = 마지막 선물
hanja =
rr = "Majimak Seonmul"
mr ="His Last Gift" (마지막 선물, "Majimak Seonmul"; aka "Last Present") is a 2008 South Korean film.
Plot
Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from
Wilson's disease and desperately needs aliver transplant . Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, and old friend of Tae-ju's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-girlfriend, Tae-ju realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.Cast
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Shin Hyun-jun ... Kang Tae-joo
* Heo Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
* Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee
* Kwon O-joong ... Dong-hyeon
* Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae
* Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo
* Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo
* Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
* Park Min-ji ... Min Hye-yeong
* Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin
* Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver
* Jo Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol
* Lee Sang-hong ... Scamp
* Park So-yeon
*Ha Ji-won ... Hye-yeong (cameo)
* Ki Joo-bong ... Class monitor (cameo)
* Kim Myeong-gook ... Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)Release
Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-jun and Heo Joon-ho staged a charity concert in
Seoul , intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held onJanuary 24 ,2008 , at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances fromK-pop artistsBaek Ji-young andKCM , as well as actressChoi Ji-woo . Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request". [ [http://www.hancinema.net/shin-hyeon-joon-and-heo-joon-ho-to-stage-charity-concert-12183.html Shin Hyeon-joon and Heo Joon-ho to Stage Charity Concert] , "HanCinema",January 22 ,2008 . Retrieved onApril 7 ,2008 .]"His Last Gift" was released in South Korea on
February 5 ,2008 , [ [http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2008.html#boxoffice Box-Office Admission Results (2008)] , "Koreanfilm.org". Retrieved onApril 7 ,2008 .] and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=6&p=.htm South Korea Box Office February 8–10, 2008] , "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved onApril 7 ,2008 .] ByMarch 2 it had grossed a total of $1,857,015, [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=9&p=.htm South Korea Box Office February 29–March 2, 2008] , "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved onApril 7 ,2008 .] and as ofFebruary 10 the total number of tickets sold was 228,120. [ [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Last_Present_-_2007.php "Last Present"] , "HanCinema". Retrieved onApril 7 ,2008 .]References
External links
* [http://www.showbox.co.kr/lastpresent/ Official website] ko icon
* [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Last_Present_-_2007.php "His Last Gift"] at HanCinema
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