I. Introduction
The Prison is a 2017 South Korean prison action film directed by Na Hyun and starring Han Suk-kyu and Kim Rae-won which was the directing debut of Na Hyun, a veteran scriptwriter in the Korean film industry. Test shoots began on January 27, 2016. Filming began on February 14 and ended on May 22, 2016 & it was released on March 23, 2017. The Prison was invited to compete in the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival that ran from April 4–16, 2017 and the Far East Film Festival that ran from April 21–29, 2017 in Udine, Italy.
II. Synopsis
Kim Rae-won plays a detective whose younger brother was killed by a criminal gang. To unearth the truth behind the incident, he goes into prison as a prisoner and approaches the figures who rule the prison. While the prison tyrant played by Han Suk-kyu, who has some kind of deal with the senior government authority, can pull the strings even in prison.
III. Cast
| Pic | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Rae-won | Song Yoo-gun | |
| Han Suk-kyu | Jung Ik-ho | |
| Shin Sung-rok | Chang-gil | |
| Jung Woong-in | Governor Kang | |
| Lee Geung-young | Head correctional officer Bae |
IV. Trailer
V. Movie
VI. Reception
The film has received some moderate scores of 6.6 on IMDB, 7.7 on Mydramalist &, a favorable score of 9.2 on iQiyi.
