Netflix unveiled the first Kill Boksoon teaser trailer for the upcoming South Korean action comedy starring Cannes-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon. The video shows Jeon as a single mother struggling to balance raising her teenage daughter with her job as a contract killer.
The movie will have its world premiere this month at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. It will then be followed by its streaming debut on March 31.
Kill Boksoon written and directed by Byun Sung-hyun (The Merciless, Kingmaker). The film will also star So Kyung-gu (Public Enemy), Ace (Taxi Driver), Ko Kyo-hwan (DP), Kim Si-a (Ashin in the North), Lee Yeon (Juvenile Justice), Jang In-sub (Who Are You: School 2015), and Choi Byung-mo.
“In the film, Gil is a single woman juggling the difficult and conflicting roles of professional assassin and mother of a teenage daughter,” reads the synopsis. “Despite his unblemished track record as an assassin, Gil hesitates about renewing his contract with the assassination company where he works and decides to take the time to find out what ails him. of his daughter. But complications are never far away, as he discovers his next target is a parent-teacher meeting.
Jeon is known for his acclaimed performances in movies like My Dear Enemy, The Housekeeper, The shamelessand Secret Sunshine. The latter earned her the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, making her the first Korean to win an acting award at Cannes. He is currently starring in a romantic comedy series on tvN-Netflix Crash Course in Romance with Hospital PlaylistJung Kyung-ho.