Well Go USA
presents
Commitment / Dong-chang-saeng
Directed by PARK Hong-soo Park
South Korea, 2013, 130 minutes
“… the numerous hand-to-hand combat sequences are choreographed
and edited for maximum impact.
~ Frank Scheck, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“An entertaining, well-cast action thriller …”
~ Avi Offer, NYC MOVIE GURU
“In this expansive, even elegant movie, [CHOI] turns from assassin
to knight-errant in pursuit of a virtue he barely has time to understand.
His rapid evolution is nothing short of moving.”
to knight-errant in pursuit of a virtue he barely has time to understand.
His rapid evolution is nothing short of moving.”
~ Tom Keogh, SEATTLE TIMES
Korean Rap/Pop Superstar CHOI Seung-hyun (aka T.O.P of the K-pop boy band Big Bang) plays the son of a North Korean spy who decides to follow in his father’s footsteps in order to protect his little sister in the action-packed spy thriller Commitment, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital next Tuesday, March 11th from Well Go USA Entertainment. While attending high school in South Korea, he rescues a girl (KIM Yoo-jeong) when she is attacked. South Korean Intelligence soon discovers the plot and begins closing in on him, while his own government sends a vicious assassin to eliminate him. Directed by PARK Hong-soo, the cast also includes HAN Ye-ri (Dear Dolphin, South Bound), JEONG Ho-bin (Shadowless Sword), and JO Sung Ha (Pluto, The Yellow Sea).
Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes “Making-of” featurette.
Synopsis: After his father’s botched espionage mission, North Korean Myung-hoon (CHOI Seung-hyun, aka T.O.P) and his young sister Hye-in (HAN Ye-ri) are sent to a labor prison camp. In order to save his sister’s life, Myung-hoon volunteers to become a spy and infiltrates the South as a teenage defector. While attending high school in the South, he meets another girl named Hye-in (KIM Yoo-jeong) and rescues her when she is attacked. South Korean Intelligence soon discovers the plot and begins closing in on Myung-hoon, while his own government sends a vicious assassin to eliminate him.
My Blu-ray screener arrived today, so check back for the AsianCineFest review on or close to the March 11th release date.
