''Brothers in Heaven'' (), originally titled ''Come Back to Busan Port'', is a 2017 South Korean

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film starring

Sung Hoon Sung Hoon or Sunghoon () is an alternative romanization of Seong-hoon, a Korean masculine given name. It may also refer to: * Sung Hoon (actor) (born 1983), South Korean actor * Sung Hoon (singer, born 1980), South Korean singer, former member of ...

Jo Han-sun Jo Han-sun (; born June 17, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He made his debut in a beer commercial in 2001, then became a household name through the sitcom '' Nonstop 3'' (2002) and the television drama ''April Kiss'' (2004). He is best known for ...

and

Yoon So-yi Yoon So-yi (; born January 5, 1985), birth name Moon So-yi, is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a print and commercial model, then began acting in Ryoo Seung-wan's action-comedy film ''Arahan'' in 2004, followed by ''Shadowless Sword'' in ...

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 Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...

Cast

as Tae-sung **

Ji Min-hyuk Ji Min-hyuk (born 23 September 2001) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Web Series Film Television series Television shows Awards and nominations References External links * * 2001 births Living people Male act ...

as young Tae-sung *

as Tae-joo *

as Chan-mi *

Shin Se-hwi Shin Se-hwi (; born June 3, 1997) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in dramas such as '' Solomon's Perjury'', '' Sweet Stranger and Me'' and '' Children of the 20th Century''. Biography and career Shin Se Hw ...

as young Chan-mi * Kong Jung-hwan as Sang-doo * Lee Ik-joon as Min-goo *

Park Chul-min Park Chul-min (; born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Career Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he ...

as Kang-goo *

Son Byong-ho Son Byong-ho (; born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, '' R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), '' The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and '' Insu, The Queen Mother'' (2011). ...

as Shane

Production

The film was directed by Park Hee-jun. Although falling in the

genre, it also contains hidden philosophical symbols referring to religious allegories. The working title was ''Come back to Busan Port'', the name of a famous song by Korean singer

Cho Yong-pil Cho Yong-pil (; born March 21, 1950) is a South Korean singer-songwriter who is considered one of the most influential figures in South Korean popular music (K-pop). He debuted as a member of the rock band Atkins in 1968 and made his solo debut ...

Release

''Brothers in Heaven'' had its premiere in the Special Screenings section at the

Hiroshima International Film Festival The Hiroshima International Film Festival (HIFF), launched as Damah Film Festival in Hiroshima in 2009 and renamed to its present name in 2014, is an annual film festival held in the city of Hiroshima in Japan each November. Its focus is on "pos ...

in Japan on November 26, 2017, and went on general release on January 17, 2018.

References

External links

* * 2017 films 2010s Korean-language films Films directed by Park Hee-jun South Korean crime action films 2017 crime action films 2010s South Korean films {{2010s-SouthKorea-film-stub