His Last Gift (Hangul: 마지막 선물; RR: Majimak Seonmul; aka Last Present) is a 2008 South Korean film.
Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant. Se-hee is the daughter of Yeong-woo, and old friend of Tae-ju's who is now a police officer. Upon discovering that Se-hee's now deceased mother was his ex-girlfriend, Tae-ju realises that he is in fact her biological father, and does everything he can to try and save her life.
Cast
- Shin Hyun-jun ... Kang Tae-joo
- Heo Joon-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
- Jo Soo-min ... Jo Se-hee
- Kwon O-joong ... Dong-hyeon
- Kim Sang-ho ... Yong-tae
- Jo Won-hee ... Cheol-goo
- Bang Hyeob ... Kang Tae-joo
- Choi Seong-ho ... Jo Yeong-woo
- Park Min-ji ... Min Hye-yeong
- Kim Hyeon-ah ... Ha-jin
- Kim Ik-tae ... Taxi driver
- Jo Jin-woong ... Baek In-cheol
- Lee Sang-hong ... Scamp
- Park So-yeon
- Ha Ji-won ... Hye-yeong (cameo)
- Ki Joo-bong ... Class monitor (cameo)
- Kim Myeong-gook ... Jo Yeong-woo's brother (cameo)
Release
Prior to the release of the film, actors Shin Hyun-jun and Heo Joon-ho staged a charity concert in Seoul, intended to reflect on the main themes of the film. The concert was held on 24 January 2008, at the Melon-X concert hall, and featured performances from K-pop artists Baek Ji-young and KCM, as well as actress Choi Ji-woo. Admission to the concert was free, with voluntary donations being made to the KBS TV charity program "Love Request".
His Last Gift was released in South Korea on February 5 2008, and was ranked fifth at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $983,555. By 2 March it had grossed a total of $1,857,015, and as of 10 February the total number of tickets sold was 228,120.
References
- Shin Hyeon-joon and Heo Joon-ho to Stage Charity Concert, HanCinema, 22 January 2008. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
- Box-Office Admission Results (2008), Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
- South Korea Box Office February 8–10, 2008, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
- South Korea Box Office February 29–March 2, 2008, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
- Last Present, HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
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