Smugglers
“Unload. Procure. Deceive.”
During the 1970s, in Kunchon, there were women divers who were able to dive without equipment, including two best friends Choon-ja and Jin-sook, Jin-sook's brother and Hammer. They always collected seafood under water for living. But, as fewer factories started to be built near the beach, the women divers started to have trouble with what they were doing for living. Without any choice, the ship crews decided to join the smuggling business in the water to seek a way for their living. But the smuggling business in their village got too big for Jin-sook's family to handle and the peaceful village was gradually broken.
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Cast
42 people
Kim Hye-soo
Jo Choon-ja
Known for
Juvenile Justice
Signal
Yum Jung-ah
Uhm Jin-sook
Known for
A Tale of Two Sisters
The Mimic
Zo In-sung
Kwon Pil-sam
Known for
Moving
Hope
Park Jeong-min
Hammer
Known for
Hellbound
The 8 Show
Kim Jong-soo
Lee Jang-choon
Known for
Kingdom
Teach You a Lesson
Go Min-si
Go Ok-boon
Known for
Love Alarm
Sweet Home
Kim Jae-hwa
Pig Mom
Known for
The Judge from Hell
True Beauty
Park Jun-myun
Yang Geum-ne
Known for
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
Perfect Crown
Park Kyung-hye
Dok-sun
Known for
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Touch Your Heart
Joo Bo-bi
Eok Cheok-i
Known for
Hospital Playlist
#Alive
Kwak Jin-seok
Hook
Known for
Queen of Tears
Treadstone
Jeong Do-won
One Eyed
Known for
My Holo Love
The Man from Nowhere
Ryoo Seung-wan Director · Choi Cha-won Writer Kim Jung-youn Writer
First release July 26, 2023 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 밀수
Production
Filmmaker R&K
Production
South Korea
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Languages
Original title
밀수
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Indonesia · July 26, 2023
Theatrical
South Korea · July 26, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 12, 2023 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
February 16, 2024 · Digital
February 23, 2024 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 19, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Italy
April 25, 2024 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Japan
July 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 14, 2023 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 10, 2023 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
July 28, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 3, 2023 · Theatrical
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