Don't Buy the Seller (Korean: 타겟; RR: Tages; lit. Target) is a 2023 South Korean crime thriller film co-written and directed by Park Hee-gon, starring Shin Hye-sun and Kim Sung-kyun. In the film, suspense unfolds in the daily life of Soo-hyun, who becomes a target of crime through second-hand trading. It was released theatrically on August 30, 2023.[2]
Plot
Ordinary office worker Su-hyun buys a washing machine through a second-hand transaction after moving to a new place, only to realize that the machine is broken and she's been scammed. Determined not to let it slide, Su-hyun tracks down the elusive seller and starts leaving comments on all their posts, exposing them as a fraud and disrupting their deals.
From that day on, eerie incidents begin to plague Su-hyun: mysterious phone calls, food deliveries she never ordered, and strange men showing up at her doorstep in the middle of the night. Her personal information has been completely leaked, and unsettling traces of intruders appear throughout her home, gradually dismantling her daily life. As an official investigation gets underway, Su-hyun, accompanied by Detective Joo, visits the seller's home, only to discover a dead body there.
Cast
- Shin Hye-sun as Jang Su-hyun
- Kim Sung-kyun as Joo Cheol-ho
- Im Chul-soo as Director Kim
- Lee Joo-young as Oh Dal-ja
- Keum Sae-rok as Hye-jin
- Choi Jae-sup as Foreman
- Noh Young-hak as college student
- Kang Tae-oh as Na Seung-hyun
Production
Principal photography began in July 2021 and ended in October 2021.
Reception
Box office
As of January 24, 2024, Don't Buy the Seller has grossed $3 million with a running total of 424,916 tickets sold.[3]
References
- ^ "Target". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Lee Mi-ji (July 19, 2023). "신혜선표 스릴러 '타겟' 8월30일 개봉확정..런칭포스터 공개(공식)" [Shin Hye-seon-pyo thriller 'Target' confirmed to be released on August 30... Launching poster released (official)] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved July 19, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
External links
- Don't Buy the Seller at IMDb
- Don't Buy the Seller at HanCinema
- Don't Buy the Seller at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)