The Outlaws (2017)

Original title

범죄도시

Directed by

Kang Yun-seong

Genre

action film, crime film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 548 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective works to stop gang wars and take down a violent loan shark in Seoul's Chinatown during 2004. The story follows his efforts to control escalating conflicts between Chinese-Korean gangs.

tensegrittyviolentfast-pacedaction-packedgrimsuspensefulrough

What happens

The Outlaws, also written as The Roundup: The Outlaws, (Korean: 범죄도시; lit. 'Crime City') is a 2017 South Korean crime action film written and directed by Kang Yoon-sung, and starring Ma Dong-seok, and Yoon Kye-sang. It was released on October 3, 2017. Set in 2004, the film revolves around Detective Ma Seok-do, who tries to control the gang-wars between Chinese-Korean gangs while also dealing with a ruthless loan shark named Jang-Chen. The film is based on a May 2004 incident in the Chinatown of Garibong-dong, Guro District, Seoul when 14 Chinese-Koreans from the "Wang Geon-i faction" were arrested on charges of attempted murder, and an April 2007 incident in which 7 members of the Yanbian organization "Heuksa-pa", also based in the Garibong-dong, were arrested and 26 were indicted without detention. The Outlaws is the first installment of The Roundup series. It was followed by three sequels: The Roundup (2022), The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), and The Roundup: Punishment (2024). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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