Dead Man

Dead Man (2024)

데드맨

Live by a name, die by a name

Lee Man-jae at his brink of life, even sold his name to survive. In the world of ruthless barge where no one can be trusted, he held out a threadlike-life with a calculation ability. One day, he decides to retire for his soon-to-be-born child and takes on the big final commission. The moment he thought that everything was going smoothly, he was framed for embezzlement of $100M due to his unidentified ‘investor’ and faced his own obituary. A political consultant, Mrs. Shim, appears to Man-jae when he is trapped in a hellish private prison and lives as a ‘dead man’, offering a deal with his life as collateral. Man-jae accepts the offer to regain his name, family, and life.

Date of release
2024-02-07
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Director
Hah Jun-won

Casting

Interesting facts

Dead Man (Korean: 데드맨) is a 2024 South Korean crime thriller film written and directed by Ha Joon-won in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hee-ae, and Lee Soo-kyung. The film was released on February 7, 2024.

Production

Dead Man marks the directorial debut of Ha Joon-won, previously known for co-writing Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006). Ha spent five years conducting extensive research into real-life name leasing and identity fraud. His investigation included interviews with figurehead CEOs, individuals who remain hidden in plain sight while fronting shell companies for illicit gain.

Principal photography began in November 2021 and ended in February 2022.

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