Asura: The City of Madness (2016)

Original title

아수라

Directed by

Kim Sung-su

Genre

action film, crime thriller film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

18

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A crooked cop gets trapped between a corrupt mayor and a determined internal affairs investigator. The story follows his desperate attempts to survive as the violence and betrayal escalate.

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What happens

Asura: The City of Madness (Korean: 아수라; RR: Asura) is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Kim Sung-su. The title, Asura, refers to demigods in Indian mythology who are consumed by passion and perpetually fighting each other. The film revolves around Han Do-kyung, a shady cop, who becomes caught between internal affairs and the city's corrupt mayor. Starring Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Ju Ji-hoon, Kwak Do-won and Jung Man-sik, it released theatrically on 28 September 2016 in South Korea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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