The Divine Move

The Divine Move
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJo Bum-gu
Written byYu Seong-hyeop
Produced byPark Mae-hee
Yu Jeong-hun
Hwang Geun-ha
StarringJung Woo-sung
Lee Beom-soo
Ahn Sung-ki
Kim In-kwon
Lee Si-young
Ahn Gil-kang
Choi Jin-hyuk
CinematographyKim Dong-young
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byChang Hyuk-jin
Production
companies
Showbox/Mediaplex
MAYS Entertainment
Azit Film
Distributed byShowbox/Mediaplex
Release date
  • July 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$27.9 million

The Divine Move (Korean: 신의 한 수; RR: Sin-ui Hansu) is a 2014 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Jo Bum-gu. It 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.