Sunwoo is no ordinary hotel manager. He is also the ruthlessly efficient right hand man of underworld boss Kang. But tough guy Kang has a weakness; his young girlfriend. Suspecting she's unfaithful Kang orders Sunwoo to take care of the problem. When Sunwoo discovers her with another man he uncharacteristically grants them mercy. Kang is furious and orders his gang members to hunt down Sunwoo. With nerves of steel Sunwoo battles the gang alone. With each kill he takes one step closer to his final confrontation with Kang.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Coining the new term 'action noir' in Korea, director Kim Ji-woon follows up his extraordinary features A Quiet Family and A Tale Of Two Sisters with this blackly comic thriller. Lee Byeong-heon stars as Sun-woo, a unique character with a curious lifestyle; he's not only a valued gang member and the proprietor of a hotel bar but also the right-hand man to the powerful gang leader, Mr. Kang (Kim Yeong-chul). When Kang suspects that his beautiful young mistress Hee-soo (Shin Min-ah) might be messing around with another man, he enlists Sun-woo's help to resolve the matter, commanding him to follow her around to see what information he can dig up. Sun-woo's orders are explicit: if he catches Hee-soo cheating, he is to execute her. However, when Sun-woo spies Hee-soo with her boyfriend, he makes a fateful decision, one that will have major consequences for all involved... Actors Lee Byeong-heon, Shin Min-ah, Kim Yeong-chul, Hwang Jeong-min, Kim Roe-ha & Lee Mu-yeong Director Kim Ji-woon Certificate 18 years and over Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages Korean - Dolby Digital (5.1) ; DTS ; Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 56 minutes (approx)
Violent Korean crime thriller. Hotel manager Sunwoo (Lee Byung-hun) also happens to be the right-hand man of underworld crime boss Kang (Kim Yeong-cheol). When Kang begins to suspect his young girlfriend is being unfaithful, he orders Sunwoo to deal with her, but when Sunwoo finds her in bed with another man, he uncharacteristically grants them mercy. Stung at Sunwoo's betrayal, Kang orders his henchmen to hunt Sunwoo down and kill him, but Sunwoo is not ready to give up without a violent fight.
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