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The Divine Fury

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The Divine Fury (Template:Korean/auto) is a 2019 South Korean action horror film written and directed by Kim Joo-hwan. It stars Park Seo-joon, Ahn Sung-ki and Woo Do-hwan. The film was released on July 31, 2019.[1]

Plot

The film tells the story of Yong-hoo (Park Seo-joon), a martial arts champion who gains divine powers to fight a powerful evil force. After a tragic childhood in which both of his parents died, Yong-hoo harbors deep resentment toward the Almighty.[2] He channels his anger to become a successful MMA fighter.[3] After a bout in the United States, he develops a stigmata, which forces him to seek the help of Father Ahn (Ahn Sung-ki).[4] The priest, who is an exorcist, sees potential in Yong-hoo after his wound defeats a demon.[2] The two partner up to battle demonic activity in Korea and run up against the disciple of evil, Ji-shin.

Cast

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Production

The film began production on August 14, 2018. It reunites director Jason Kim and actor Park Seo-joon, after Midnight Runners.[5][6]

Release

The film was released in cinemas in Australia and New Zealand on August 8, 2019, licensed by Purple Plan and distributed by Magnum Films,[7] and in the United States and Canada on August 16, 2019, distributed by Well Go USA Entertainment.[8]

Reception

The film was released on 1405 screens on July 31, 2019. It opened at second place with 380,092 admissions.[9] With a total production cost of Template:KRW, it required at least 3 million (South Korean) admissions to cross the break-even point. The film was produced with a sequel in mind, but the successor is unclear due to the film's box office failure.[10]

Projected sequel

The closing credits ends with a teaser announcement, for a sequel film to be called "The Green Exorcist", that would follow Father Choi.[11]

References

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External links

This article incorporates text from the Wikipedia article "The Divine Fury", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.Retrieved 2026-03-06.

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