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Jung Byung-gil

DirectorKorean Cinema3 credits
Born
8 August 1980
Birthplace
South Korea
Nationality
South Korea
Industry
Korean Cinema
In their own file

Jung Byung-gil (born August 7, 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Jung was trained at the Seoul Action School. He graduated from Chung-Ang University, majoring in film, before making his directorial debut with a documentary about stuntmen, Action Boys, in 2008. Jung gained international recognition with the action thriller The Villainess, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. He is set to make his Hollywood debut with Afterburn, an adaptation of the comic of the same name, starring Gerard Butler.

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The record

1Blockbuster

1 of 3 credits have a verdict, together taking $9M. The biggest was The Villainess at $9M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.

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