Has Han Hyo-joo’s (of Moving fame) involvement with Believer 2 on Netflix (독전 2) grabbed your attention lately, and got you wondering what her role is all about in this upcoming South Korean crime action film? Well, then, following a wait of 5 long years, it’s about time that we initiate a conversation centred around the 2023 South Korean flick, which is a sequel to the 2018 theatrical premiere of the suspense-worthy Believer movie directed by Lee Hae-young.
Unlike the former instalment, the soon-to-release movie on Netflix has been directed by Baek Jong-yul, also known as Baik, who made his feature film debut with The Beauty Inside (2015), marking his first collaboration with actor Han Hyo-joo. Joining him again for this gritty K-movie, this time, the Moving actor has taken on a sinister role that will give you the heebie-jeebies and leave you in cold sweat, fearing her new avatar in contrast to her last portrayal of Lee Mi-hyun in the Disney+ K-drama, wherein she stepped up as a loving superhero mom, quite literally.
Believer 2’s screenplay has been handled by Kim Hee-jin, with Lim Seung-young producing it along with production companies CJ ENM Studio. K-content has been doing fairly well on Netflix, and has been able to garner even more significant number of followers, especially with a new project being announced every now and then. After the successful run of Korean drama series like Doona and Daily Dose of Sunshine, and releasing the K-pop docu-series Person: Sulli, the Believer sequel is yet another highly anticipated event that we can’t for either. Here’s what we know about the upcoming movie so far.
Believer 2 Korean Movie Cast
Following the incidents of the first movie (Korean remake of Johnnie To’s Drug War), lead actors, Cho Jin-woong as Jo Won-ho, a detective , and Cha Seung-won as Brian, a company director with a secret to hide, are reprising their respective roles for the sequel. Lee Joo-young is also coming back to play her role of Rona, a deaf and mute drug maker, who works alongside her brother Dong-yeon, played by Kim Dong-young.
In addition to the old cast members, the second instalment has also welcomed Han Hyo-joo to portray yet another one of the lead roles. She steps into the shoes of Keunkal “Big Knife”, and is deemed a significant player handling the affairs of Mr Lee’s organisation. Joining her, Oh Seung-hoon will be seen replacing Ryu Jun-yeol as Rak.
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Believer 2 Cast at the Busan International Film Festival 2023 (BIFF 2023)
Believer 2 on Netflix: Plot / Synopsis
In the first movie, Won-ho was introduced as a police detective pursuing every connection possible to get his hands on the man running Asia’s biggest drug cartel – Mr Lee. The man is almost presented like a ghost with no threads actually leading up to him. Eventually, getting in touch with a man named Rak, a former acquaintance of Mr Lee’s, Won-ho teams up with him to catch his boss for once and for all.
Believer ended with Seung-won’s Brian seemingly dead, and the second movie will follow Won-ho looking for Rak. With many people claiming the identity of Mr Lee, Won-ho had even convinced himself that Rak was the man he was after. However with him missing in the sequel, the detective continues chasing after dead-ends that lead him no closer to the mysterious Mr Lee. Once Hyo-joo’s character turns up in front of Won-ho, he senses that she can lead him to the missing link, especially since she’s the only one who truly knows the elusive man’s real identity, but she too poses a great threat to Won-ho, being a dreadful villain herself.
Believer 2 Release Date and Trailer
Having originally premiered at the BIFF 2023 in the Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere section on October 5, 2023, the South Korean film will finally be available for global audiences to stream on Netflix on November 17, 2023. The K-movie’s filming also took place in Norway and Thailand along with South Korea.
Watch Believer 2 Trailer
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