Kill Boksoon
Kill Boksoon () is a 2023 South Korean crime action film directed and written by Byun Sung-hyun, starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Si-a, Esom, and Koo Kyo-hwan. It premiered on Netflix on March 31, 2023. Synopsis 
Gil Bok-Soon (Jeon Do-yeon) is a contract killer working for M. K. Ent. Highly regarded by her peers, she has a 100% success rate and is one of a few killers rated "A" by her company. She is also a single mother to Jae-yeong (Kim Si-a), a closeted teenager who studies at a prestigious private school. M. K. Ent. is run by Cha Min-Kyu (Sol Kyung-gu) - a powerful and experienced killer, who holds much respect for Bok-Soon; and by his younger sister, Cha Min-Hee (Esom), who despises her. Bok-Soon is sexually involved with a co-worker, Han Hee-Sung (Koo Kyo-hwan) - a skilled killer, whose career progress was thwarted for unknown reasons. Shortly before Bok-Soon is set to renew her contract, she is assigned a sensitive job that she is unwilling to fulfill. Cast

Main 
 Jeon Do-yeon as Gil Bok-soon
 Park Se-hyun as young Bok-soon
 A single mother and the best killer of MK. ENT and referred as "Kill Boksoon" by industry insiders. Sol Kyung-gu as Cha Min-kyu
 Lee Jae-wook as young Min-kyu
 CEO of MK. ENT. Kim Si-a as Gil Jae-yeong
 The daughter of Bok-soon knows nothing about her mother's profession. Esom as Cha Min-hee
 Director of MK. ENT and younger sister of Min-kyu. Koo Kyo-hwan as Han Hee-seong
 An affiliated killer of MK. ENT. Supporting 
 Lee Yeon as Kim Yeong-ji
 A member of MK. ENT. Park Kwang-jae as Gwang-man
 Jang In-sub as Yoon-seok
 Choi Byung-mo as Hyun-chul
 Kim Sung-oh as Sergeant Shin
 Kim Ki-cheon as Soo-geun
 Gi Ju-bong as CEO Ki
 Kim Jun-bae as CEO Bae
 Jang Hyun-sung as Gil Bok-soon's father

Special appearance 
 Hwang Jung-min as Shinichiro Oda / Kim Kwang-li
 Yoon Kyung-ho as Principal Yang No-soon
 Kim Jae-hwa as Yoo Cheol-woo's mother

Production 
On January 4, 2022, Kill Boksoon confirmed production with the ensemble casting of Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Esom, and Koo Kyo-hwan as the lead roles. On April 7, 2022, it was reported that actress Jeon Do-yeon was injured while filming and stopped filming, but after receiving treatment at the hospital, she returned to the scene and continued filming. Release 
The film had its world premiere in the Berlinale Special section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 18, 2023. It was released on Netflix on March 31, 2023. Reception

Critical response

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2023 films
2020s Korean-language films
Korean-language Netflix original films
2023 LGBT-related films
South Korean LGBT-related films
South Korean action thriller films
LGBT-related thriller films
2020s South Korean films