Once Upon a Time (2008 film)

Once Upon a Time
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Directed byJeong Yong-ki
Written byCheon Seong-il
Produced byKang Hyun-woo
StarringPark Yong-woo
Lee Bo-young
CinematographyMoon Yong-sik
Edited byKim Sun-min
Distributed byCH Entertainment
Release date
  • January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$10.6 million

Once Upon a Time (Korean: 원스 어폰 어 타임; RR: Wonseu-eopon-eo-taim) is a 2008 South Korean film, directed by Jeong Yong-ki and adapted from a screenplay by Cheon Seong-il. The film is a heist comedy film set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and a jazz singer, respectively, who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities. Once Upon a Time was the first major investment by SK Telecom's film division, established late 2007, and was released in South Korea on January 30, 2008, under the company's CH Entertainment banner.