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Open City (2008)

Open City poster
Original title
무방비 도시
Directed by
Lee Sang-ki
Genre
drama film, crime film, action film, neo-noir
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
15
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective pursues a female pickpocket who leads a gang in Seoul. Their cat-and-mouse game turns personal when she threatens someone close to him.

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What happens

Open City (Korean: 무방비 도시; RR: Mubangbi dosi) is 2008 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Lee Sang-gi, starring Kim Myung-min and Son Ye-jin as a main character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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