Citizen of a Kind (Korean: 시민덕희; RR: Simindeoghui; lit. Citizen Deokhee) is a 2023 South Korean crime comedy film directed by Park Young-ju, starring Ra Mi-ran, Gong Myung, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Byung-eun, Jang Yoon-ju, Lee Moo-saeng and Ahn Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of Kim Seong-ja, a laundromat owner in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, who caught the head of a voice phishing organization in 2016. It was released on January 24, 2024.
Synopsis
Deok-hee (Ra Mi-ran) is looking for a loan due to a fire incident at her laundromat. One day, the bank calls and offers a generous upfront loan so she takes it right away. Deok-hee is shocked to realize later that she was the victim of a voice phishing scheme. Deok-hee lost all her money and ended up on the streets with her children. One day, the phisher who tricked her, Jae-min (Gong Myung), calls again to tip Deok-hee off about the criminal organization that locked him up. A case that even the police have given up on, Deok-hee flies directly to Qingdao with her co-workers, with the intention of rescuing Jae-min and finding the lost money.
Cast
- Ra Mi-ran as Kim Deok-hee, who lost tens of millions of won instantly due to a voice phishing message sent and set out to track down the person in charge.
- Gong Myung as Kwon Jae-min, a secret informant who informs Deok-hee about the voice phishing organization .
- Yeom Hye-ran as Bong-rim, Deok-hee’s co-worker and friend who is quick-witted and helps her both materially and spiritually. She is of Korean-Chinese descent.
- Park Byung-eun as Park Hyeong-sik, an intelligence team detective who is one step behind Deok-hee in both investigation and arrest.
- Jang Yoon-ju as Sook-ja, a character who shows an unstoppable drive just like Deok-hee, and strongly supports her in tracking down the voice phishing leader.
- Lee Moo-saeng as Oh Myung-hwan, the head of a Chinese voice phishing organization that controls hundreds of billions of dollars.
- Ahn Eun-jin as Ae-rim, Bong-rim ‘s younger sister who lives in Qingdao.
- Lee Joo-seung as Kyeong-cheol, a member of the voice phishing organization who is contemplating whether to escape or stay at the voice phishing company he applied for, thinking it was a high-paying part-time job.
- Sung Hyuk as Dae-woo, a member of the voice phishing organization.
- Kim Yool-ho as Detective Kim, an intelligence team detective who, along with Detective Park, tracks down voice phishing organizations.
- Seo Ji-hoo as Detective Shin, a junior detective on Detective Park ‘s intelligence team.
Production
Principal photography began in September 2020 and ended in December 2020.
Box office
As of February 4, 2024, Citizen of a Kind has grossed $5.8 million with a running total of 837,959 tickets sold.
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