Brothers in Heaven

2017 South Korean film

November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26) (Hiroshima International Film Festival)
January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)

Running time

114 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKorean

Brothers in Heaven (Korean: 돌아와요 부산항애), originally titled Come Back to Busan Port, is a 2017 South Korean action crime film starring Sung Hoon, Jo Han-sun and Yoon So-yi and directed by Park Hee-jun.

Plot

Twin brothers who were separated soon after being orphaned as young children struggle to reconcile after many years of not knowing each other. Taeju is a police officer and Taesung is a local gang leader, but both end up being in love with the same woman. The film is set in Busan.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Sung Hoon as Tae-sung
- Ji Min-hyuk as young Tae-sung
Jo Han-sun as Tae-joo
Yoon So-yi as Chan-mi
Shin Se-hwi as young Chan-mi
Kong Jung-hwan as Sang-doo
Lee Ik-joon as Min-goo
Park Chul-min as Kang-goo
Son Byong-ho as Shane

Production

The film was directed by Park Hee-jun. Although falling in the action crime genre,^[3] it also contains hidden philosophical symbols referring to religious allegories.^[4]

The working title was Come back to Busan Port, the name of a famous song by Korean singer Cho Yong-pil.^[4]

Release

Brothers in Heaven had its premiere in the Special Screenings section at the Hiroshima International Film Festival^[5]^[4] in Japan on November 26, 2017, and went on general release on January 17, 2018.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "BROTHERS IN HEAVEN (2018)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ "[Photos + Video] Brothers Ripped Apart Struggle When They Meet Again in Brothers in Heaven". Hancinema. December 8, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ Weatherspoon, Christopher (January 15, 2018). "Korean Thriller Bows on January 19 in SE Asia". Korean Film Council. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brotherly Love in "Brother's Heaven"". HIFF (in Japanese). November 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ "Brothers in Heaven". HIFF (in Japanese). Retrieved June 26, 2024.