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6.6/10
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A police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge-thirsty member of the gang.A police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge-thirsty member of the gang.A police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge-thirsty member of the gang.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 28 nominations
Ryu Jun-yeol
- Seo Young Rak
- (as Jun-yeol Ryu)
Cho Jin-woong
- Won Ho
- (as Jin-woong Jo)
Halley Kim
- Soo-Jung
- (English version)
- (voice)
Cha Seung-won
- Brian
- (as Seung-Won Cha)
Kim Ju-hyuk
- Jin Ha Rim
- (as Ju-hyuk Kim)
Kang Seung-hyun
- Soyeon
- (as Seung-Hyun Kang)
Jung Ga-ram
- Dong Woo
- (as Ga-ram Jung)
Keum Sae-rok
- Su Jong
- (as Sae-Rok Keum)
Jin Seo-yeon
- Bo Ryung
- (as Seo-Yeon Jin)
Lee Ju-young
- Joo Young (Deaf Twin)
- (as Ju-Young Lee)
Nam Moon-cheol
- Department Head
- (as Moon-cheol Nam)
Jung Joon-won
- Duk-Chun
- (as Joon-Won Jung)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaOfficial remake of the Chinese-Hong Kong action thriller Drug War (2012) directed by Johnnie To.
- GoofsIn the final scene, Young-Rak tends to a fire in a fireplace. The aerial shot taken at the end of the brief conversation shows no smoke coming out of either chimney.
- Crazy creditsBefore the closing credits, a line "In the memory of Kim Ju-hyuk." is shown.
- Alternate versionsAn extended version of the film has a duration of 131 minutes 32 seconds and is 8 minutes 12 seconds longer than the theatrical cut which had a duration of 123 minutes 20 seconds. Both versions have the similar 15+ rating.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Believer 2 (2023)
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A must for black comedy and art house movie lovers. NC 17.
NC17
It is supposedly a thriller -gory at times- and an action movie but to me it is more of a black comedy.. a trip with an ?ambiguous art house movie ending all in one coherent package! What an achievement.
A cop desperate to find a vicious drug lord gets help from an underling .. or is it the other way around? Fast paced with elements that seemed to repeat with slower but no less thrilling parts set in beautiful scenery. The photography is stupendous and the music is quite good. Most importantly though, lot of the acting is amazing and quite credible however outlandish the behavior required is.
Reviewers are too hang up on the original movie that inspired this remake - ignore them. Every movie borrows more or less from others but the whole package is quite original.
It is supposedly a thriller -gory at times- and an action movie but to me it is more of a black comedy.. a trip with an ?ambiguous art house movie ending all in one coherent package! What an achievement.
A cop desperate to find a vicious drug lord gets help from an underling .. or is it the other way around? Fast paced with elements that seemed to repeat with slower but no less thrilling parts set in beautiful scenery. The photography is stupendous and the music is quite good. Most importantly though, lot of the acting is amazing and quite credible however outlandish the behavior required is.
Reviewers are too hang up on the original movie that inspired this remake - ignore them. Every movie borrows more or less from others but the whole package is quite original.
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- Jul 31, 2018
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $365,639
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $146,630
- Jun 10, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $39,047,153
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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