The Drug King (2018)

Original title

마약왕

Directed by

Woo Min-ho

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

19

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 164 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-time drug dealer in 1970s Korea climbs the criminal ranks to become a powerful drug lord. A determined prosecutor pursues him while a skilled lobbyist pushes him deeper into the underworld.

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What happens

The Drug King (Korean: 마약왕; RR: Mayagwang) is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Woo Min-ho. It stars Song Kang-ho as Lee Doo-sam, an ordinary small-time narcotics dealer who becomes an infamous drug lord in Korea during the 1970s. The film also features Jo Jung-suk as a prosecutor from Seoul who is intent on taking Lee down and Bae Doona as a lobbyist who guides Lee into the upper levels of drug dealing. Other cast members include Kim Dae-myung, Kim So-jin, Lee Hee-joon, and Jo Woo-jin. The film was released on December 19, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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