Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Korean: 허삼관; Hanja: 許三觀; RR: Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean film adaptation of the bestselling 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua.[2][3][4] The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, and he also starred alongside Ha Ji-won.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Theatrical poster
Directed byHa Jung-woo
Screenplay byKim Ju-ho
Ha Jung-woo
Based onChronicle of a Blood Merchant
by Yu Hua
Produced byAhn Dong-kyu
Go Seung-hee
Starring
CinematographySo Jung-oh
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byKim Jeong-beom
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
Running time
123 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$9.2 million
Box officeUS$6.6 million[1]

Plot

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.

Cast

Box office

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.[13] At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of ₩7,405,659,269 from 955,206 admissions.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipients Result
2015
 15th Gwangju International Film Festival Excellent Asia-Pacific Young Director Award Ha Jung-woo Nominated
2016
 11th Max Movie Awards Best New Actor Nam Da-reum Nominated

References
  1. "Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2014)". Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. Baek, Byung-yeul (2 January 2015). "Actor Ha back with film adaptation of Chinese novel". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  3. Ahn, Sung-mi (14 January 2015). "Herald Interview: Mastering both sides of the camera". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  4. Kim, Hyo-eun; Jin, Eun-soo (27 January 2015). "Ha shows his versatility in Chronicle". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  5. Ahn, Sung-mi (22 January 2015). "Herald Interview: Ha Ji-won still seeking action". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  6. Cremin, Stephen (12 July 2013). "Ha Jung-woo to direct Blood Merchant". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  7. Lee, Claire (17 July 2013). "Ha Jung-woo to direct film adaptation of Chinese novel". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  8. Kim, Hee-eun (5 February 2014). "Ha Jung-woo directs again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  9. Conran, Pierce (6 February 2014). "HA Ji-won Joins HA Jung-woo's 2nd Directorial Outing: CHRONICLE A OF BLOOD MERCHANT Shoots for Late 2014 Release". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  10. Frater, Patrick (24 April 2014). "Cannes: Korea's Ha Jung-woo to Direct, Star in Blood Merchant". Variety. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  11. Lee, Hwa-jung (29 September 2013). "Korean Film Guide to BIFF 2013: Star HA Jung-woo Jack of All Trades". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  12. Kim, Hee-eun (29 May 2014). "Yoon cast in tale of blood merchant". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  13. Ma, Kevin (19 January 2015). "CJ's Ode and Forecast lead Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
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