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Whistle Blower (film)

Whistle Blower is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Yim Soon-rye.

Plot
TV news producer Yoon Min-cheol is desperate for a scoop for his investigative journalism program PD Chase. One day, he receives a tip that The Newman Medical, the biggest sterility clinic in Korea, buys ova illegally. But while investigating, he is shocked to discover that scientist Lee Jang-hwan seems to be involved in the case. Lee had gained widespread acclaim and press attention following his groundbreaking experiments cloning human embryonic stem cells, and is considered a national hero whose research may mean the cure to several illnesses. As Yoon hesitates whether to pursue such a revered and powerful figure, he gets an anonymous call from Shim Min-ho, a young scientist who works for Lee's lab. Shim claims that Lee's stem cell research has largely been fabricated and unethical, and the two join forces to expose Lee's scientific fraud and bring the truth to the public, despite its disbelieving and harsh reaction. ==Cast==
Cast
Park Hae-il as Yoon Min-cheol • Yoo Yeon-seok as Shim Min-ho • Lee Geung-young as Lee Jang-hwan • Park Won-sang as Lee Sung-ho • Ryu Hyun-kyung as Kim Mi-hyeon • Song Ha-yoon as Kim Yi-seul • Kim Kang-hyeon as Lee Do-hyeong • Kim Soo-an as Shim Soo-bin • Kim Joong-ki as Priest Park • Nam Myeong-ryeol as Professor Yoo Jong-jin • Hwang Jae-won as Park Soo-hyeon • Park Ji-so as Yoon Ji-ho • Jang Gwang as President of broadcasting station • Kwon Hae-hyo as General manager of broadcasting station • Choi Yong-min as Minister of Science and Technology • Han Gi-joong as Government administration director • Jeon Su-ji as Researcher • Kim Won-hae as Taxi driver in the middle of the night • Lee Mi-do as Yoon Min-cheol's wife • Kim Young-jae as Press conference moderator • Hwang Jeong-min as Middle-aged woman in a shanty ==Box office==
Box office
Upon its release on October 2, 2014, Whistle Blower topped the box office on its three-day opening weekend, with 563,539 admissions and a gross of (). It dropped to third place on its second and third weeks, earning () from 1.7 million admissions. ==Awards and nominations==
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