Blades of Blood [SEP] country of origin
on April 29, 2010 in South Korea. It opened at number two in the box office, grossing on 603 screens. In total the film received 1,389,295 admissions nationwide with a domestic gross of .
The film had its international premiere at New York Asian Film Festival on July 8, 2010 where it was the festival's closing film. Lee Joon-ik won the Jury Award for Best Director at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal Canada. "Blades of Blood" was one of six films considered as Korea's submission for
Blades also supported the opposition, with Blades criticizing President Maduro for not being able to "direct such a complex country". Maduro responded to Blades's criticism by inviting him to the country to perform a peace song along with Maduro which Blades turned down. Colón retweeted photos of the protests while saying to the president "Nicolás the blood of the students will choke you!" Twelve Venezuelan baseball players for the Detroit Tigers including Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Aníbal Sánchez showed their support for the opposition holding signs saying "SOS