Since his star-making turn in Na Hong-jin's horror masterpiece “The Wailing”, Kwak Do-won's presence has increased in important supporting roles. 4 year on, he is once again the lead actor in Kim Bong-Gan's action/comedy/drama/mystery feature “The Golden Holiday”, and the two narratives couldn't be more different in tone and subject matter!
Synopsis
A countrified detective gets drawn into a global crime! Corporal Hong Byeong-soo (Kwak Do-won) from the Daecheon Police Station, goes on his first overseas trip to the Philippines. His sweet dream is short-lived when he falls for mob killer Patrick's (Kim Hee-won) scheme and gets tagged as a murderer and starts investigating the case with local guide and hometown friend Man-cheol (Kim Dae-myung) to clear his name.
However, unlike his eager heart, Byeong-soo doesn't speak well enough English and he's getting old. In addition, nuisance of a childhood friend named Yong-bae (Kim Sang-ho) joins the investigation and leads them the wrong way…Will Byeong-soo return to Korea safely? “I am Korean police!” An international investigation by a small town cop begins now
Along with Kwak, the film, shor extensively in Philippines, also stars Kim Dae-myung (“The Drug King”), Kim Sang-ho (“The Witness”), Kim Hee-won (“Another Child”) and Shin Dong-mi (Sub-Zero Wind”). “The Golden Holiday” opens in South Korean theatres in August, 2020.
