A South Korean cop film starring Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) & Ha Hung-woo (bad guy in The Chaser). Nice cast, but what the film is all about?
Nameless Gangster is set during the 1990s. At that time, the new South Korean Government declared war on organized crime. Choi Min-sik is playing a corrupt customs officer, who’s working closely with the local mob, but wants to find his way out without losing his job.
A promising subject involving police corruption, Korean mafia… Where characters are ready to do anything just to survive this war. The main character looks like a phony, with actor Choi Min-sik seemingly having fun playing him – quite a change from Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw The Devil!
Based on this trailer, the film seems to be some kind of nostalgic thriller with little with bits of comedy – corrupt cops acting like wannabe-gangsters before being knocked off their pedestals by the new government policy.
Nameless Gangster will be theatrically released in South Korea on February 2, 2012.
Sources: AMW, FilmSmash, Hancinema, Twitch
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Looks sublime. Choi Min-sik’s brilliant performance and appearance alone make this a must-see.
Anyone perhaps know the song that kicks in at 00:38?