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The Childe

Original title: Gwigongja
  • 2023
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
5.9K
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The Childe (2023)
A man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels to the Philippines in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, he gets mixed up with some bad people.
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"The Childe" focuses on a man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels back to Korea in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, ... Read all"The Childe" focuses on a man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels back to Korea in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, he gets mixed up with some bad people."The Childe" focuses on a man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels back to Korea in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, he gets mixed up with some bad people.

  • Director
    • Park Hoon-jung
  • Writer
    • Park Hoon-jung
  • Stars
    • Kim Seon-ho
    • Kang Tae-Ju
    • Kim Kang-woo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    5.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • Writer
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • Stars
      • Kim Seon-ho
      • Kang Tae-Ju
      • Kim Kang-woo
    • 46User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Kim Seon-ho
    Kim Seon-ho
    • Nobleman
    Kang Tae-Ju
    • Marco
    Kim Kang-woo
    Kim Kang-woo
    • Director Han
    Go Ara
    Go Ara
    • Yoon-joo
    Kang Ae-sim
    Kang Ae-sim
    • Marco's mother
    Kim Dong-won
    • Henchman #5
    Caroline Folds
    • Marco's Mother
    • (as Caroline Magbojos)
    Justin John Harvey
    • Jewelry
    Kwon Hyuk-hyun
    • Bodyguard
    Jung Lael
    • Han Ga-young (Director Han's half-sister)
    • Director
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • Writer
      • Park Hoon-jung
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews46

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    7PANDIAN120621

    Kim seon-ho steals the show...!!!

    When it comes to the gangster flick the "NEW WORLD" director excels in this genre and his latest offering is unique with its character development thats well crafted and the plot is delicately woven with suspenseful moments... Kim seon-ho carries the whole movie single handedly with his swag and mannerism and his evil smile is on top notch to watchout... While Kang tae remains suttle and his emotional quotient adds flavour to the flick... Inspite of two strong characters Kang woo Keeps us focused with his thuggish and cunning act... From a good action car chase,bloodshed stunts and impressive gun shots this a complete package of typical gangster flick highly recommended...
    10cattychef

    Enjoy The Childe and love it.

    The story and the character of main casts such as actor Kim Kang Woo, Actor Kim Seon Ho, actress Go Ara, actor Kang Tae Ju are so interested. I love their performance ,especially actor Kim Seon Ho can acting and I felt he is so scary , mad, smart, cool, heart warming and comady. Thank you very much Park Hoon Jung PD Nim to choose actor Kim Seon Ho as Nobleman (Gwigongja) . I love and really enjoy movies "The Childe" and I will watch more times that I can . Great Jobs Team The Childe! I love action scenes of Kim Seon Ho is awesome. Team The Childe set the locations where filmed in Thailand made me surprise because feel like Philippine , some places I didn't know before and this is near my university and my home. Some places I know because the way I go to work and go home. Recommended "The Childe" Korean movies !
    10agustinprita

    Best Plot Twist

    Epic comeback seon ho, the film it's really good.

    The cast very profesional. The best action film in 2023 for me hahahahahahah.

    By the way i can not guess the plot from begun, and i really apreciate for the hard work.

    I can feel seonho's emotion in this film, very clear and natural. And also i feel tired cause it seem like i joined running in the scene hahahahahhaa

    And i think the film can reach a lot of audience.

    I hope "the childe" will be succes.

    Good job for Director, producer, team and all of cast.

    I will wait for the next project, it will be nice if kim seon ho join the project haha.
    6chand-suhas

    A Kopino and his friend bring mayhem to Korea.

    Marco Han is a boxer in Phillipines and is involved in boxing betting to meet the ends. He has an ailing mother who is in dire need of surgery and Marco is struggling to earn the money. He is also a Kopino, born to a Korean father and Filipino mother. Without much options, he desperately searches for his father in order to ask him to pay for his mother's surgery. To his luck, his father reaches out to him and invites him to Korea. Everything happens so quickly, Marco fails to realize the dark motives behind flying him to Korea and nothing seems right. Luckily, Marco gets a friend, his last friend who pushes him to the extreme to realizing his fate.

    To be honest, South Korean hardcore action dramas are always fun to watch. This one has a decent story but most importantly, it has a terrific character Gwigongja / Nobleman (Kim Seon-ho) who carries the entire film on his shoulders. Every scene he is on instantly becomes super fun. Initially the pace was slow and once Marco lands in Korea, the film simply takes off. Though the characters felt one dimensional, the final twist was dealt well. The total showdown in the end, remains worth the build up and though I wish, Marco had more action sequences than just trying to run for his life for most part of the film, those chase scenes still deliver.
    9sonydubeywisdom

    A Must Watch

    A thrilling, exciting and gripping master piece by Park Hoon-jung. He has already given the world known thriller such as 'The Witch' as a director and 'I saw the devil' as a writer and this time with 'The Childe' he certainly has grasped the audience.

    With the star cast of Kim Seon-ho, Kang Tae-joo, Kim Kang-woo and Go Ara this film has a huge audience of admirer.

    In the film we can see jaw dropping acting of Kim Seon-ho, who is famous for lead role in Hometown cha cha and Start-up. Who has earlier played the character of and all-rounder village guy and strenuous investor but here he has shown a different persona in a psychotic Nobleman role. Even his fans are amused by seeing his completely different personality.

    All in all, the film is Good watch and has potential of obtaining some awards and recognition. Giving 9 star from side.

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    • Trivia
      First project of Kim Seon-ho after a two-year hiatus.

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2023 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • myTV SUPER (Hong Kong)
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
      • Tagalog
    • Also known as
      • Quý Công Tử
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Goldmoon Film
      • Nova Media
      • Studio & New
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $102,021
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $77,240
      • Jul 2, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,988,692
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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