Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)
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| Directed by | Ha Jung-woo |
| Produced by | Ahn Dong-kyu Go Seung-hee |
| Written by | Kim Ju-ho Ha Jung-woo |
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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua |
| Starring |
Ha Jung-woo Ha Ji-won |
| Music by | Kim Jeong-beom |
| Cinematography | So Jung-oh |
| Edited by |
Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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123 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$9.2 million |
| Box office | US$6.8 million |
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Hangul: 허삼관; RR: Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean film adaptation of the bestselling 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua. The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, and he also starred alongside Ha Ji-won.
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed ₩4.59 billion (US$4.26 million) from 582,000 admissions in its first five days. At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of ₩7,405,659,269 from 955,206 admissions.
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