The Golden Holiday

The Golden Holiday (2020)

국제수사

Where am I now?

A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case.

Date of release
2020-09-29
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Action
Director
Kim Bong-han

Casting

Interesting facts

The Golden Holiday is a 2020 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Kim Bong-Han, starring Kwak Do-won, Kim Dae-myung, Kim Sang-ho and Kim Hee-won. The film follows a detective who takes his family on a trip to Philippines and becomes a murder suspect, only to become further entangled with a criminal organization as he starts investigating the case with the help of a tourist guide, in order to clear his name. The film co-stars Shin Seung-hwan, Shin Dong-mi and Lee Han-seo. Actors Son Hyun-joo and Jo Jae-yoon make cameo appearances. It is director Kim's third film after The Hero (2013) and Ordinary Person (2017).

Production and Opening

The movie was filmed in a location in the Philippines in 2018, and many local residents participated. At that time, the title was 'Package'. More than 80% of the movie was filmed in the Philippines. During filming, the crew encountered typhoons and heatwaves, and had difficulties in recruiting locations and supplying personnel.

Director Kim Bong-han said that he was inspired by the movie "The Hangover" and thinks it's more of a 'children's commotion' than a noir crime drama. It is said that the main subject of the film, 'Yamashita Gold', was actually read from a book and conceived of the story of the gold left by the former Japanese military in the Philippine sea.

The movie was scheduled to be released in the first half of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was first postponed to August, and then again to September, the Chuseok holiday. In the process, the editing was revised to focus on the events rather than the emotions of the characters to be suitable for a family movie.

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