IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations
Yun Je-mun
- Sang-chul
- (as Je-mun Yun)
Sunwoo Eun-sook
- Byung-doo's Mother
- (as Eun-Sook Sunwoo)
Lee Jong-hyuk
- Gangster
- (as Jong-hyuk Lee)
Cho Jin-woong
- Young-pil
- (as Jin-woong Jo)
Yi-jae Heo
- Sun-ok
- (as In-jae Heo)
Park Hyo-joon
- Hippo
- (as Hyo-jun Park)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe song being sung by President Hwang at the end of the movie (that ends up fading into the end credits) is Alan Parson's Projects' "Old and Wise".
- Quotes
President Hwang: Byung-doo, you just need to know two things to be successful. Who you need, and what he needs...
- ConnectionsReferenced in Jigarthanda (2014)
Featured review
A Very Good Gangster Film
Since I have not heard about this film before it was broadcast on the Sundance Channel, I had no expectations. This is a very good to almost excellent film about gangster life in South Korea. It features In-sung Zo in a terrific performance as low level gangster Byong-doo. He meets up with an old friend Min-ho, who is a filmmaker and picks Byong-doo's brains about being a gangster. It spirals from there, as Byong-doo gets more ruthless and violent in his quest for more money and especially power. He also meets up with another old classmate. the pretty Hyun-joo (Bo-yong Lee) and that relationship develops slowly. There is some violence in this, but if you like gangster films I liked this as much as Goodfellas. Really, it is that absorbing and highly recommended.
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- crossbow0106
- Nov 27, 2008
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- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Карнавал безчестя
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $10,371,998
- Runtime2 hours 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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