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
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 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)
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