The Divine Move (2014)

Original title

신의 한 수

Directed by

Beom-gu Cho

Genre

action film, neo-noir

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 106 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former baduk player seeks revenge after being set up. He uses his skill at the board game to plot his moves in the criminal underworld.

tensebleakgrittymethodicalslow-burnvengefulcerebral

What happens

The Divine Move (Korean: 신의 한 수) is a 2014 South Korean action thriller film directed by Jo Bum-gu. The film stars Jung Woo-sung as a former baduk player and revolves around his quest for revenge. The title refers to a particularly brilliant move, considered to be a "once in a lifetime" experience for only the best professionals, in the board game baduk (called Go in the West) which often turns what was a losing or close game into a winning effort at the most crucial moment. A prequel spin-off, The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful, was released on November 7, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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