[HanCinema's News] "Kingmaker" Launches on South Korean VOD Services
By William Schwartz | Published on
On February 24th the political drama film "Kingmaker" launched across South Korean Video-On-Demand services. "Kingmaker" was released in South Korean theaters on January 26th during Lunar New Year weekend, and has amassed 759,729 admissions as of this writing according to the Korean Film Council. The movie is inspired by the real-life relationship between opposition leader Kim Dae-jung and political operative Eom Chang-rok during South Korea's dictatorial era.
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Among the services "Kingmaker" can now be watched include IPTV, HomeChoice, Google Play, TVING, wavve, Naver Series On, Kakao Page, and Skylife among others. There are still no plans for an official release of "Kingmaker" in the international market. The film is the latest from director Byun Sung-Hyun, who made gangster film "The Merciless" back in 2017.
Written by William Schwartz
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"Kingmaker" is directed by Byun Sung-Hyun, and features Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Jo Woo-jin, Park In-hwan, Lee Hae-young-I. Release date in Korea: 2022/01/26.
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.