The read
A Balasaur Score of 66 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
170 audience votes
Key crew
- Woo Min-hoDirector
- Woo Min-hoWriter
- Lee Ji-minWriter
- Cho Young-wukOriginal Music Composer
- Hong Dae-sungOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Song Kang-hoLee Doo-sam
- Cho Jung-seokKim In-goo
- Bae DoonaKim Jeong-ah
- Kim So-jinSeong Sook-kyeong
- Kim Dae-myungLee Doo-hwan
- Lee Sung-minSeo Sang-hoon
- Lee Hee-junChoi Jin-pil
- Jo Woo-jinJo Seong-gang
- Yoon Je-moonKim Soon-pyeong
- Song Young-changUN Ambassador
- Kim Hae-gonBaek Woon-chang
- Lee Joong-okYoon Kang-sik
Stills
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Themes
drug dealerdrug abusedrug trafficking1970syakuzabased on true storyosaka, japanpolice corruptiondrug lordpolitical corruption1980sbusan, south korea
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