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Plot Summary:
Hyeon-jeong, a used-to-be prostitute, is now the NO.2 of the gang which turns into a leading enterprise. Sang-hoon who has been picked up by Hyeon-jeong, becomes the top killer in the gang. Hyeon-jeong is the reason why he bears all the dirty works in the underworld. Dae-sik, a fierce prosecutor, gets caught in a trap by Hyeon-jeong and is now forced to help to build up the gang's business, but seeks for the revenge. Meanwhile, the fatal weakness of Hyeon-jeong, the existence of her hidden son who she secretly gave birth in a prison, is revealed. The boy immediately becomes the target for every opponent including Sang-hoon. Blinded by jealousy, Sang-hoon plans to demolish the gang and negotiates with Dae-sik. Hyeon-jeong now starts the lonely fight to protect her son, who doesn't even know his mother's existence.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 624
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir, noir
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Action
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Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: crime drama, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, hood, perverse, cult classic
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
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Duration: 96 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 242
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 556
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 203
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 119
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 82000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 522
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Country: South Korea
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 746
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 171
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 317
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 703
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 361
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 280
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 164
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 326
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 224
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 85
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 584
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