Iris: The Movie
Iris: The Movie (Korean: 아이리스: 더 무비; RR: Airiseu: deo mubi) is a 2010 South Korean spy action film.
| Iris: The Movie | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 아이리스: 더 무비 |
| Revised Romanization | Airiseu: deo mubi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Airisŭ: tŏ mubi |
| Directed by | Yang Yun-ho Kim Kyu-tae |
| Produced by | Kim Jong-hyun Shin Ye-rim |
| Starring | Lee Byung-hun Kim Tae-hee Jung Joon-ho |
Production company | Taewon Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Finecut Kadokawa Pictures |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
As part of the first Korean production that shot a television drama and feature-length film simultaneously (Kim Kyu-tae was in charge of the TV segments, and Yang Yun-ho in charge of the film segments), the TV series Iris was a hit when it aired on KBS2 in 2009, with ratings of 30%. Iris: The Movie is a feature-length edit of the 20 episodes, along with additional footage shot specifically for the theatrical version and a different ending.
Iris: The Movie premiered at the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 21, 2010.
It did not receive a theatrical run in South Korea, but was instead released on November 22, 2010, through IPTV, cable TV, satellite PPV, and Cine21 online portals.
Due to Lee Byung-hun's Japanese fanbase, distributor Kadokawa Pictures released the film theatrically in Japan on January 8, 2011, under the alternate title Iris - The Last.