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Interesting Facts about the Film 'CITIZEN OF A KIND', Adaptation of a True Story of a Housewife in Korea Who Experienced Voice Phishing Scam

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Interesting Facts about the Film 'CITIZEN OF A KIND', Adaptation of a True Story of a Housewife in Korea Who Experienced Voice Phishing Scam (Credit: www.imdb.com)
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Written by: Adristi Putri Febrianti
CITIZEN OF A KIND is a Korean film with the original title Citizen Deok-Hee or Shimindeokhee. This action-comedy-drama film, directed by Park Young Joo, was released on January 24, 2024. The film, with a duration of 1 hour 54 minutes, is an adaptation of the true story of a housewife named Kim Sung Ja in Korea, who was in her 40s and became a victim of a voice phishing group in 2016. Mother Kim Sung Ja pursued the leader of the criminal group in order to seek justice.
According to Naver, this film successfully ranked first at the South Korean Box Office for two days. The film CITIZEN OF A KIND is distributed by Showbox, a company with experience in publishing other films such as 200 POUNDS BEAUTY, SINKHOLE, THE CLIENT, THE SCENT, and many more.
CITIZEN OF A KIND was invited to the 26th Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, in April 2024 in the competition category. The Far East Film Festival is a large-scale festival in Europe to introduce various Asian film works.

1. Synopsis

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After losing her laundry business due to a fire, a single mother named Deok-hee receives a phone call from a bank offering a large down payment loan. Due to the fire incident, she immediately accepts the offer. After accepting the offer, Deok-hee realizes that she has become a victim of a voice phishing scheme.
Deok-hee is an ordinary citizen, and as a result of the voice phishing scam, she loses tens of thousands of dollars in an instant. Deok-hee is determined to pursue the phishing group with the help of Jae-Min, Bong-Rim, and Sook-Ja. Feeling devastated, Deok-hee finally seeks help from the police to resolve her problem. However, she becomes even more disappointed when she learns that there is no hope of getting her money back.
When Deok-hee is already feeling desperate, Jae-min, the scammer, calls her again to inform her about the criminal organization that has imprisoned him and forced him to make phishing calls from China. With that call, Deok-hee decides to investigate this case herself and flies to China with her friends.

2. CITIZEN OF A KIND Cast

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Ra Mi Ran plays the role of Deok-hee. This actress, born on March 6, 1975, made her debut as an actress in the film SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE in 2005. She has starred in many popular films and dramas in South Korea. She also starred in the hit Korean drama REPLY 1988, which made her name even more well-known as a senior artist with her extraordinary acting skills.
There is Gong Myung, who plays the role of Jae Min. He debuted as a member of an idol group and then found his way into acting in 2013 through the film IF YOU WERE ME 6. Gong Myung has also starred in many Korean dramas, such as DRINKING SOLO (2016), THE BRIDE OF HABAEK (2017), REVOLUTIONARY LOVE (2017), BE MELODRAMATIC (2019), MERCY FOR NOCE (2024), and many more.
Next, there is Yum Hye Ran, who plays the role of Bong Rim. Yum Hye Ran has starred in many popular films and dramas in Korea, such as her role in the film THE GLORY in two consecutive seasons. Last year, in 2023, she also starred in the film MASK GIRL as the lead actress Kim Kyung Ja. Not only MASK GIRL, in 2023 she also starred in the films HONEY SWEET, COBWEB, THE BOYS, and WOONGNAMI.

3. Watch the Trailer!

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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