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'Harbin' tops box office for 3rd consecutive weekend, surpasses 4 mil. admissions

Korea Times 13 Jan 2025
24 ... In second place over the weekend was director Kwak Kyung-taek's disaster drama "Firefighters," which garnered 88,000 admissions, raising its cumulative total to 3.7 million -- the highest admissions count for a Korean film released this year ... .
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'Firefighters' tops weekend box office for 2nd week

Yonhap News 23 Dec 2024
23 (Yonhap) --- Director Kwak Kyung-taek's ...
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'Firefighters' surpasses 2 million viewers in just 16 days

The Times of India 20 Dec 2024
... the Korean Film Council, the film recorded 2,005,651 viewers as of December 18, just 16 days after its release on December 4.Directed by Kwak Kyung Taek, 'Firefighters' has been based on real stories.
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‘Firefighters’ climbs to top of Korean box office despite controversy

Screen Daily 16 Dec 2024
Awareness of the film has risen as the brother of director Kwak Kyung-taek is Kwak Gyu-taek, a member of South Korea’s People Power Party (PPP), who failed to attend a recent parliamentary vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Celebs feel pressure to speak out about impeachment

Korea Times 13 Dec 2024
Director Kwak Kyung-taek speaks during a press conference for his movie "Firefighters" at a theater in Seoul, Nov ... Filmmaker Kwak Kyung-taek found himself in the crosshairs of public outrage when his younger brother, Rep.
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Korean ‘Firefighters’ director hits back over politically motivated criticism

Screen Daily 13 Dec 2024
Korean filmmaker Kwak Kyung-taek has responded to calls to boycott his latest feature , sparked by recent political unrest in the country ...Recently, my younger brother, representative Kwak Gyu-taek of ...
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Disgraced actors seek low-key comebacks

Korea Times 29 Nov 2024
Kwak Kyung-taek, the director of the film, criticized the actor for causing controversy due to drunk driving, saying that he should reflect on his actions and take responsibility ... "We didn't edit to remove actor Kwak Do-won's scenes.
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'Firefighters' depicts real-life tragedy to honor fallen heroes: director

Korea Times 25 Nov 2024
Director Kwak Kyung-taek, right, poses with actors for their film "The Firefighters" at a theater in Seoul, Monday ... 2001 arson case that occurred in Seoul, film director Kwak Kyung-taek said Monday.
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Korean films adjust release dates to avoid clash with 'Squid Game' Season 2

Korea Times 20 Nov 2024
Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek ("Friend"), the film is based on the tragic 2001 Hongje-dong arson case, in which six firefighters lost their lives ... COVID-19 pandemic and actor Kwak Do-won's DUI scandal.
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Joo Won embodies a guilt-ridden rookie in the upcoming film 'Firefighters'

The Times of India 13 Nov 2024
The new stills of the upcoming film 'Firefighters', directed by Kwak Kyung Taek, were released, featuring Joo Won playing a determined rookie firefighter ... I remember getting excited seeing fire trucks ... 114656075 .
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Actor Kwak Do-won caught drunk driving, likely to halt activities

Korea Times 26 Sep 2022
Actor Kwak Do-won at a press event in 2019 / Korea Times file ... The film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek has been expected to hit local theaters at the end of this year, but the release may be delayed due to the actor's misdeed.
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