''Citizen of a Kind'' () is a 2024 South Korean

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directed by Park Young-ju, starring

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, and Ahn Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of Kim Seong-ja, a laundromat owner in

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, who caught the head of a

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organization in 2016. It was released on January 24, 2024.

Plot

Deok-hee seeks a loan due to a fire at her laundromat. The bank calls and offers a generous upfront loan so she takes it right away. She is shocked to realize later that she is the victim of a voice phishing scheme. Deok-hee loses tens of thousands of dollars and ends up on the streets with her children. One day, the phisher who tricked her, Jae-min, calls again to tip Deok-hee off about the criminal organization that locked him up. Though police have given up on her case, Deok-hee flies directly to

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with her co-workers to rescue Jae-min and get her money back.

Cast

as Kim Deok-hee *

as Kwon Jae-min *

as Bong-rim *

as Park Hyeong-sik *

as Sook-ja *

as Oh Myung-hwan * Ahn Eun-jin as Ae-rim *

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as Kyeong-cheol *

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as Dae-woo * Kim Yool-ho as Detective Kim *

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as Information Team Leader * Seo Ji-hoo as Detective Shin

Production

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began in September 2020 and ended in December 2020.

Reception

Box office

, ''Citizen of a Kind'' has grossed $5.8 million with a running total of 837,959 tickets sold.

Accolades

References

External links

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