This movie is titled, 범죄도시 [Beomjue Doshi] (The city of Crime), in Korean, and, was ranked top 4th of the movies of the year 2017 in Korea. The story is reconstructed from the notorious crime in the news, in mid 2000s at the margins of Seoul, where the unexpected flooding of Korean Chinese of the illegal and /undocumented settlers stayed together in a ghetto, due to the under-paced border controls of the homogeneous Korean Immigration Services. The settlers took up the bottom jobs of the working class and lived an unfortunate, vulnerable life as undocumented workers in Seoul, from the cold criticism of their arrival as the uproar of the social problems, the settlers often felt segregated and captivated in despair and in utter hopelessness. (spoiler) Throughout the movie, the recreated Chinese-Korean ghettos of Garibong-dong were precise, and the rough life and bitter sentiments of the immigrants were well portrayed and scripted. Particularly, the Director/Playwright, Kang, Yun-Seong smartly and meticulously created the nemesis of the hot-headed, hard-boiled crime fighting characters and lots of bloody fight scenes, and these GeumCheon ward detectives are no angels, but, by keeping their good heart alive, the director succeeded in creating the excellent-yet- slightly-flawed characters; They are Det. Ma, Suk-do (Ma, Dong-Seok) and his anxious buddy/boss, Chief Jeon (Choi, Gwi-hwa) and, the nemesis is equally great character of Jang Chen (Yun, Kye-sang, a former member of K-pop group, G.O.D) and one of his bulldog-like, Wi, Seong-rak (Jin Seon-Kyu). These are really amazingly great Korean actors. Bravo! Indeed, Korean movie goers have demanded for a great quality movie production, over the past decade or longer, of the political or crime stories based on the real turmoil and the serpent-like twisted faces of Korea as a form of penance, in the explosive heterotopia of Seoul, today, and, this type of movies lead us to see the darker side of the city. This was truly entertaining, with the big smile at the end. Luckily, as the storyline is straight-forward, and no scene was almost redundant. you won't feel dragged with the English Caption for 121 min.. Original title: Beomjoidosi
 Based on real events, this crime action film depicts a Seoul detective's attempts to keep peace while two Chinese-Korean gangs battle over turf in the neighborhood.Based on real events, this crime action film depicts a Seoul detective's attempts to keep peace while two Chinese-Korean gangs battle over turf in the neighborhood.Based on real events, this crime action film depicts a Seoul detective's attempts to keep peace while two Chinese-Korean gangs battle over turf in the neighborhood. See production, box office & company info
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More like thisReview Don Lee's macho yet suitably wry lead performance is worth the price of admission alone With the real-life 'Heuksapa Incident' as backdrop, writer-director Kang Yun-sung makes an impressive feature filmmaking debut in the gritty yet colourfully entertaining crime thriller 'The Outlaws'. Like the 2007 gang turf war that took place in Seoul's notorious Garibong-dong district, Kang builds his film around the entry of ruthless Chinese gangsters who are not afraid to resort to brutal methods in order to muscle into the lucrative criminal underworld of moneylending, gambling and prostitution. Here, their leader is the pony-tailed Jang Chen (former boy-band singer Yoon Kye-sang), who in one of the opening scenes is seen demanding payment of two hundred thousand dollars upon a loan of just thirty thousand and then smashing the debtor's wrist when he pleads for leniency. Jang is pitted against the tough but kind-hearted Ma Seok-do (Don Lee, otherwise known as Ma Dong-seok) of the Geumbong Police's Serious Crimes Unit - in contrast to Jang, Ma's introduction sees him first walk right up to two men during a knife fight on a public street in broad daylight while on his mobile phone and disarming them without even breaking a sweat. Rather than weed out the various factions of Chinese-Korean gangs who have taken root in the neighbourhood, Ma's approach has been to accommodate them by preserving the balance of power among them, even if it means getting them to sit down in the same room and hug it out as an early sequence involving two rival gangs Venom and Isu demonstrate. Obviously, Jang's entry upends that fragile peace, as the vicious former Changwon gangster takes care of the competition by either stabbing them to death (and disposing them in parts all over the district) or pitting the other gangs against one another. Though the opening titles suggest some massive clean-up operation, what ensues is really a tactical play orchestrated by Detective Ma and his superior Captain Jeon (Choi Gwl-hwa), who are forced by their bosses to make a PR demonstration that they are in control lest cede charge of the situation to the Seoul Metropolitan Police's homicide department. Ma's plan involves getting the assistance of the local shopkeepers to collect ground intel on Jang's Black Dragon gang - although it does take some persuasion before they are willing to overcome fear of possible reprisal - culminating in a well-coordinated crackdown over the course of a single night to ensnare the entire gang, especially Jang, in one fell swoop. We might add too that viewers will get the pleasure of seeing Ma and Jang go mano-a-mano at each other, and that bruising sequence is as fierce as it is gratifying. Not surprisingly, the storytelling largely follows the template of a procedural that sees Ma investigate the brutal murder of the Venom gang boss Ahn Sung-hee, following the latter's run-in with Jang over one of his associates' debt. In between, the narrative makes good room for character beats, such as the camaraderie between Ma and his men, the coming-of-age of the team's latest addition Hong-suk (Ha Joon), and Ma's quasi father-son relationship with a teenage boy running a snack cart along one of the district's busy pedestrian street. Through these scenes, Ma's uncompromisingly bad-ass but unmistakably sweet character rises above caricature, elevated by a textured performance by Lee of unexpected emotional heft. Compared to Ma, Jang isn't all that interesting at all, not least because the broad, flowing wig he wears comes off more an unnecessary distraction than some show of true unhinged menace. On his part, writer-director Kang is just as deserving of credit for his grasp of authenticity. From the bar rooms to the BBQ restaurants to the back alleys and right down to the makeshift container that is Ma's office, each one of the settings feel vivid and real. Kang also eschews the usual stylized fight sequences for messy real-life brawls, and the result is satisfying old-school action that is right at home in a gritty crime picture like this. In fact, there is a lot to admire about what Kang has pulled off in his debut film, which makes up for what it somewhat lacks in narrative polish with sheer visceral realism. It also helps that Kang has a wry sense of humour, knowing exactly when to play it straight and when to inject some levity into the proceedings. Of course, through it all, Lee's larger-than-life lead role shines through, and 'The Outlaws' gets a whole lot more lively, engaging and affecting thanks to him.
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