''Fengshui'' (also referred as ''Feng Shui'' or ''Grave Site'') is a 2018 South Korean

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directed by

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. It stars

Cho Seung-woo Cho Seung-woo (; born March 28, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in the films ''The Classic (2003 film), The Classic'' (2003), ''Marathon (2005 film), Marathon'' (2005), ''Tazza: The High Rollers'' ...

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, Moon Chae-won,

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and

Baek Yoon-sik Baek Yoon-sik (; born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting. Career Baek Yoon-sik made his debut in 1970 on KBS TV. In the coming years he would appear in four films, takin ...

. The film tells the story of a ''pungsu'' expert, Park Jae-sang, who can determine the land that bring good fortune and people around him who compete to occupy the land in order to change their fate and become king. The film is the third and final installment of Jupiter Film's three-part film project on the Korean fortune-telling traditions, following '' The Face Reader'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2018). It was released in South Korea on September 19, 2018.

Premise

A period drama about those who struggle to become king and fight over grave sites and a young man who lost his parents attempting to take revenge on the king.

Cast

Main

as Park Jae-sang *

as Heung-sun *

as Kim Byung-ki * Moon Chae-won as Cho-sun *

as Goo Yong-sik *

as Kim Jwa-geun

Supporting

* Lee Won-geun as Hun-jong * Park Choong-sun as Jung Man-in *

Kang Tae-oh Kim Yoon-hwan (; born June 20, 1994), known professionally as Kang Tae-oh () is a South Korean actor and singer. He was a member of the actor group 5urprise. He rose to international popularity for his starring role in the television series '' ...

as Won-kyung * Tae In-ho as Chun Hee-yeon * Jo Hyun-sik as Jang Soon-kyu * Jung Jae-heon as Ahn Pil-joo * Jeon Shin-hwan as Ha Jung-il * Kim Min-jae as Crown Prince Hyomyeong * Heo Sung-tae as Lee Si-young *

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 Kim Yoon-cheol *

Yang Dong-geun Yang Dong-geun (; born June 1, 1979), also known as YDG, is a South Korean actor and rapper. He started his career as a child actor, drawing attention for his roles in the television shows ''Seoul Ttukbaegi'' (1990) and ''Hyung'' (1991). He be ...

as Lady Nam's husband * Jo Bok-rae as Bbeokkuki

Production

Principal photography began on August 22, 2017. Production ended on January 5, 2018. Filming take place in

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, Gyeongnam-do.

Release

The film premiered in South Korea on September 19, 2018, with age 12-rating. The film was released alongside '' The Great Battle'', '' The Negotiation'', and '' The Nun'', which considered as the most competitive week on Korean Box Office this year. In North America, the film was released in limited theaters on September 21, 2018. The film has been selected to screen at the ''Spotlight on Korea'' section of the 38th

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in November 2018. The film was released in VOD services and digital download on October 15, 2018.

Reception

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. Praise was given to the acting performances (particularly by

, and

), and cinematography. Most criticisms centered on how the film failed to become a gripping political period-drama despite its solid cast, and some weak performances (particularly by

and Lee Won-geun). Yoon Min-sik from ''

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'' wrote, "Director Park does a passable job of keeping up the suspense with intriguing characters and depiction of the peril at hand, although this is not an immensely difficult task with the abundance of quality actors. Cho is good as usual, and Baek's steady tone and solemn look reek of charisma. However, the film relies too much on luck, guesswork and brute force to appeal as a political drama." Woo Jae-yeon from ''

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'' wrote, "Despite the compelling story peppered with twists and stellar performances by Cho Seung-woo, Ji Sung and Baek Yoon-sik, one might leave the theater, feeling the business is unsolved and more stories are left to be told... oweverthe filming locations, boosted by the excellent work of the cinematography, is quite breathtaking and fascinating."

Box office

The film earned from previews and pre-sales. On its opening day, the film attracted 108,832 moviegoers and grossed , finished second behind '' The Great Battle'' which released on the same day. During its opening weekend, the film finished in second place with gross from 548,989 attendance, tailing ''The Great Battle'' in the lead. After 6 days of screening, the film surpassed 1 million admissions on September 24, 2018. The film dropped to third place during its second weekend with gross from 240,449 attendance, 58% lower gross compared to its debut weekend. On October 2, the film surpassed 2 million admissions. During its third weekend, the film dropped to seventh place with gross from 19,969 attendance, 92% lower gross compared to its second weekend. As of October 30, 2018, the film attracted 2,084,811 moviegoers with gross.

References

External links

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