
Movie | Kingmaker (킹메이커) |
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Release date | 26 January 2022 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Byun Sung-Hyun |
Cast | Sol Kyung-gu Lee Sun-kyun Yoo Jae-myung |
Kingmaker (Korean: 킹메이커; Kingmeikeo) is an upcoming South Korean political drama film, written and directed by Sung-Hyun for Seed Film and screenplay by Byun Sung-Hyun and Kim Min-soo, while the film was produced by Lee Jin-hee and Park Jun-ho under the banner of Seed Film and distributed by Megabox JoongAng PlusM.
The film stars Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sun-kyun and Yoo Jae-myung, the film depicts a politician who dreams of changing the world with an excellent election campaign strategist. Initially, the film was scheduled to be theatrically released on December 29, 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on January 26, 2022, to coincide with the Korean New Year holidays.
Kingmaker Story (Plot):
Kingmaker (킹메이커) depicts a politician who dreams of changing the world with an excellent election campaign strategist.
Kingmaker Cast & Characters:
- Sol Kyung-gu as Kim Woon-beom
- Lee Sun-kyun as Seo Chang-dae, political strategist
- Yoo Jae-myung as Kim Young-ho
- Jo Woo-Jin as Director Lee
- Park In-hwan as Kang In-san
- Bae Jong-ok as Hee-ran
- Lee Hae-Young as Lee Han-Sang
- Kim Sung-oh as secretary Park
- Seo Eun-soo as Soo-yeon, support staff
- Kim Sae-byuk as Myung-sook
- Park Hyoung-soo as Jeong-hyeon
- Jeon Bae-soo as Lee’s assistant
- Jung Woo-hyuk as Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Yoon Kyung-ho as Mr. Kim, politician of the ruling party
- Lee Hwa-ryong as opposition lawmaker
- Yoon Se-woong as secretary Kim Woon-beom
- Kim Joo-ryoung
- Son Kyung-won as New Democratic Party campaigner
Movie | Kingmaker |
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Hangul | 킹메이커 |
Revised Romanization | Kingmeikeo |
Directed by | Byun Sung-Hyun |
Screenplay by | Byun Sung-Hyun Kim Min-soo |
Produced by | Lee Jin-heePark Jun-ho |
Starring | Sol Kyung-gu Lee Sun-kyun Yoo Jae-myung |
Cinematography | Jo Hyung-rae |
Music by | Kim Hong-jip Lee Jin-hee |
Production company | Seed Film |
Distributed by | Megabox JoongAng PlusM |
Release date | January 26, 2022 |
Running time | minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Kingmaker Movie Trailer:

The film’s music is composed by Kim Hong-jip and Lee Jin-hee.
Instresting Facts About Kingmaker:
- Director Byun Sung-Hyun and Sol Kyung-gu are working together after 2017 crime thriller film The Merciless.
Kingmaker Movie Budget:
Kingmaker is produced by Lee Jin-hee and Park Jun-ho under the banner of Seed Film and distributed by Megabox JoongAng PlusM. The film is made on budget of ₩12 billion.
Kingmaker Movie Box Office Collection:
The film Kingmaker box-office collection is est. US$5.79 million.