Underplayed Gems

The City of Violence (2006)

The City of Violence poster
Original title
짝패
Directed by
Ryoo Seung-wan
Genre
action film, buddy film, martial arts film, thriller film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
19
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 151 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective returns to his hometown for a friend's funeral and reunites with old pals. Together they uncover a web of corruption and violence threatening their community.

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What happens

The City of Violence (Korean: 짝패; RR: Jjakpae; lit. 'Partner; Pal') is a 2006 South Korean action film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, who stars in the film, alongside Jung Doo-hong and Lee Beom-soo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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