Assassination

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Assassination

Released Aug 7, 2015

2h 20m

Adventure

History

Drama

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A group of Korean resistance fighters working in China have a plan to assassinate a highly ranked Japanese officer. Their plan involves breaking a sniper out of prison, but they also need to deal with a traitor in their midst.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

A sensationally entertaining mash-up of historical drama, "Dirty Dozen" style shoot-'em-up, spaghetti Western-flavored flamboyance, and extended action set pieces that suggest a dream-team collaboration of Sergio Leone, John Woo and Steven Spielberg.

Aug 19, 2015

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Brimming with characters - many in near-identical military garb - and bristling with double crosses, this unnecessarily lengthy homage to resistance chooses breadth over depth at every turn.

Aug 6, 2015

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Working off a budget of $16 million, filmmaker Choi Dong-hoon keeps the unapologetically mainstream but twisty story moving along engagingly despite some less-than-seamless shifts in time.

Aug 6, 2015

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Rachel Brook

One Room With A View

Assassination is a meticulously crafted film crammed with diverse elements, including sumptuously detailed set design, goofy slapstick humour, and even a meet cute. Best of all, there's a kickass heroine.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 19, 2019

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Jocelyn Lee

The New Paper (Singapore)

The massive period sets of old Shanghai and Seoul are also a highlight, while the gunfire-riddled action will keep you on the edge.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2017

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Katerina Sakkas

FILMINK (Australia)

simply a great action movie.

Aug 3, 2016

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Audience Member

Loved the movie and the casting were great. Story was sad, though...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Michael E

Although the Yem issue was not clear initially, the movie proceeds with a fantastic portrayal of a portion of history ignore by Western cinema.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Dick C

It's an excellent motion picture, Assassination, 2015...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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Audience Member

The best Korean movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

This movie is about how humans can live with dignity for their life under colonialism and imperialism even though they knew that they could not win or die for the missions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

The most important part of Korean history were surprisingly well permeated into the film. I hope people all over the world will listen to Korean history. I hope everyone around the world knows how terrible and vicious Japan has been to Korea, how hurtful it has been, and how much it has made them cry

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Synopsis

A group of Korean resistance fighters working in China have a plan to assassinate a highly ranked Japanese officer. Their plan involves breaking a sniper out of prison, but they also need to deal with a traitor in their midst.

Director: Choi Dong-hoon
Producer: Ahn Suhyeon
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Caper Film
Genre: Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 2h 20m

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