Ho-jin Jeon, In-jae Heo, Jo In-Seong

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 21 min.

Directed by: Ha Yu

Release Date: April 25, 2007

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  • November 11, 2008
    A desperate young gangster moves up the criminal ladder while simultaneously trying to reignite relationships from his more innocent school days. It desperately wants to be the Korean GODFATHER, but the characters/scenario/milieu aren't unique enough to justify its epic running ...( read more)time.
  • February 7, 2008
    Another gangster flick from Korea, yet this one manages to form an identity of it's own thanks to it's well written characters and solid casting. While some turns in the plot might be seen way too familiar others are certainly not. Yo In-Seong does a fine job in portraying a very...( read more) convincing guy, he's no invincible tough mobster, he cares for his family, for his gang, and when he has to kill he doesn't enjoy doing it at all.

    The rest of the characters are equally beliavable in their actions and motivations. The fight scenes are not flashy but rather crude and sloppy, just like it would be in a real fight. Overall a very decent entry in a year where Korean cinema has got over-saturated with films of this genre
  • October 3, 2008
    A very good Korean gangster flick. The story/characters are well portrayed and the violence is relentless.
  • October 17, 2009
    GREAT gangster flick.The Korean Godfather
  • August 27, 2009
    just an OK gangster movie for me
  • June 6, 2009
    Almost a A Bittersweet Life.
    Super soundtrack = Italian = Gansters
    Too bad for a one timer DP.
    Fanta circle for the "director".
  • June 5, 2009
    The ending is the best!!! Superb action!
  • November 20, 2008
    it was good, but dk if it was the tv station but the editting was choppy, need to watch dvd version...
  • June 26, 2008
    Fucking Brilliant. The movie was filled with great performances. This is now one of my favorite Asian crime flicks.
  • March 21, 2008
    I did not really like this movie.

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