Count (Korean카운트; RRKaunteu) is a 2023 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Kwon Hyuk-jae, starring Jin Seon-kyu as former boxer Park Si-heon. It was released on February 22, 2023.[2]

Count
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
카운트
Revised RomanizationKaunteu
Directed byKwon Hyuk-jae
Screenplay byKim Jin-ah
Hong Chang-pyo
Starring
CinematographyLee Seong-jae
Edited byLee Kang-hee
Music byLee Jin-hee
Production
companies
Filmmaker R & K
26 Company
Distributed byCJ ENM
Release date
  • February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2.9 million[1]

Premise

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Si-heon (Jin Seon-kyu), a gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games, is now an ordinary high school gym teacher in 1998. After retiring as a boxer, the only thing left is his stubbornness. The story revolves around Si-heon and Yoon-woo (Sung Yoo-bin), a rebellious student as they throw a punch at the unfair world.

Cast

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Release

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Home media

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The film was premiered at home on September 16, 2023 through tvN Movies under the title Countdown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2023". KOFIC. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Lee Bok-hyun (January 19, 2023). "'카운트' 2월 개봉…티저포스터 공개" ['Count' to be released in February... Teaser poster released]. NSP News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Countdown". CJ ENM Ocean. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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