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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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