Hwayi: A Monster Boy (Hangul: 화이: 괴물을 삼킨 아이; RR: Hwa-i: Gwi-mul-eul Sam-kin A-i) is a 2013 South Korean film about a 16-year-old boy of the same name (played by Yeo Jin-goo) who is raised by five criminal fathers to become the perfect assassin. It takes pulling the trigger to discover his true identity after he realizes the mystery surrounding his past and his fate. It was the highly anticipated second feature film by director Jang Joon-hwan, a decade after his 2003 cult favorite sci-fi comedy/thriller Save the Green Planet!.
Synopsis
In the middle of a forest, a notorious five-member crime organization lives together on a deserted farm. One day, following a plan
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, 2h3 Directed byNa Hong-jin OriginCoree du sud GenresDrama, Thriller, Action, Crime ThemesMedical-themed films, Transport films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films ActorsSeo Young-hee, Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jeong-woo, Kim Yoo-jung, Park Hyo-joo Rating77% Eom Joong-ho is a dishonest ex-detective turned pimp who is in financial trouble because two of his girls have gone missing. One night he sends Mi-jin, one of his few remaining girls, to a customer. But he later realizes that this is the same person who was the last to see his missing girls. Believing that this man is reselling his women, he goes to look for Mi-jin. On the way he contacts his old police task force to ask for some help. But they cannot assist because the mayor of Seoul, whom they are guarding, has just been attacked with human feces during a walkabout. The police are now preoccupied with a media storm because they have suffered humiliation for failing to protect the mayor.
, 2h13 Directed byYoon Jong-bin OriginCoree du sud GenresThriller, Mob film, Crime ThemesGangster films ActorsChoi Min-sik, Ha Jeong-woo, Jo Jin-woong, Jo Jin-woong, Jo Yeong-wook, Kwak Do-won Rating69% South Korea, 13 October 1990. Following President Roh Tae-woo's declaration of a crackdown on organized crime, Busan businessman Choi Ik-hyun (Choi Min-sik) is arrested for embezzling billions of won from hotel construction companies, and is also charged with intimidation, kidnapping and assault. Busan public prosecutor Jo Beom-seok (Kwak Do-won) is in charge of the investigation, and especially the murder of hotel owner Heo Sam-shik (Kwon Tae-won) by mobster Kim Pan-ho (Cho Jin-woong), with whom Ik-hyun allegedly was connected. Back in March 1982, Choi was a Busan customs officer who, along with colleagues, was already taking bribes and pilfering goods. After discovering 10 kilograms of hiropon (crystal meth) in a warehouse one night, he and colleague Mr. Jang (Kim Jong-soo) approach a friend of Jang's, gangster Choi Hyung-bae (Ha Jung-woo), to sell it to Japan's yakuza, with whom Hyung-bae has ties. Ik-hyun discovers that the younger Hyung-bae is also a member of the same Choi family clan from Gyeongju and the two form a close relationship. Ik-hyun leaves his customs job and becomes a full-time businessman, with Hyung-bae taking care of the underworld side and Ik-hyun protecting him with his high-level contacts. In the mid-'80s the two forcibly take over a nightclub run by Miss Yeo (Kim Hye-eun) that is on the turf of Pan-ho. Following his humiliation, Pan-ho has the club raided by the police and Hyung-bae arrested, though Ik-hyun gets Hyung-bae released by using the Choi clan connection with Seoul public prosecutor Choi Joo-dong (Kim Eung-soo). In May 1987, Ik-hyun and Hyung-bae take their business to the next level, formally linking up with Japan's yakuza and having a connection with a hotel-casino, the Daedong, that is also on Pan-ho's turf. Pan-ho threatens a gang war with Hyung-bae, and Ik-hyun is forced to decide where his loyalties and self-survival lie.
, 1h55 OriginCoree du sud GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime ActorsJo Jin-woong, Lee Sung-min, Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Hye-eun, Son Yeo-eun, Kim Kwang-kyu Rating59% Dae-ho (Lee Sung-min ) est un ancien policier qui se considère maintenant comme le shérif du quartier où il habite. Jong-jin (Jo Jin-woong) est un homme d'affaires à succès de Séoul qui s'installe dans le quartier de Dae-ho à Busan. Celui-ci commence à suspecter Jong-Jin d'être un vendeur de drogue et mène l'enquête avec son beau-frère Duk-man (Kim Sung-kyun ).
, 2h27 Directed byKang Hyeong-cheol OriginCoree du sud GenresDrama, Comedy, Crime ActorsT.O.P, Shin Se-kyung, Kim Yoon-seok, Jung Yun-seok, Yoo Hae-jin, Kwak Do-won Rating68% Dae-gil, a young man with a natural-born talent in gambling, makes a dazzling debut as a gambler, which leads to a reunion with his first love, Mi-na. However, in the world of card sharks and con artists, a web of conspiracy and betrayal makes Dae-gil the scapegoat of a deal gone wrong and he is forced to go on the run. He plans his revenge and prepares for one big, fateful game, as Mi-na helps him every step of the way.
, 2h4 Directed byKim Sung-soo, Kim Seong-su GenresThriller, Action, Adventure, Crime ActorsKwon Sang-woo, Yu Ji-tae, Uhm Ji-won, Jo Sung-ha, Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Yoon-seok Rating62% Jang Do-young is a homicide detective who likes to use violence when dealing with criminals, while Oh Jin-woo is a prosecutor who believes in the importance of data and evidence. After the murder of his younger half-brother Do-young and Jin-woo meet when Do-young interrupts a stakeout in an attempt at vengeance. The unlikely duo join forces to bring gangster boss Yu Kang-jin to justice, but find that he is too well connected. Being unsuccessful in bringing Yu Kang-jin to justice the duo turn to violence in order to bring him down.
Directed byJang Jin GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsJo Jin-woong, Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Young-ae, Yoon Jin-yi Rating61% Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their mother suddenly disappears. So Sang-yeon (a pastor) and Ha-yeon (a shaman) team up together and go on a road trip to search for her.
, 2h1 OriginCoree du sud GenresThriller, Comedy, Action, Crime ActorsMa Dong-seok, Jo Jin-woong, Jo Jae-yoon, Jung In-gi Rating72% Le film revient sur l'« Incident de Heuksapa » de 2007 : une guerre de territoire entre un gang local de Garibong-dong à Guro-gu (Séoul) et le gang Heuksapa originaire de la préfecture autonome coréenne de Yanbian en Chine. La brigade anti-criminalité dirigée par Ma Seok-so s'efforce de mettre un terme aux agissements de ces réseaux.
, 1h57 GenresDrama, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts ThemesSports films, Martial arts films ActorsJung Kyung-ho, Kim Yoon-seok, Kyeon Mi-ri, Choi Kwon, Sunwoo Sun, Shin Jung-geun Rating65% Jo Pil-seong is an idle detective who spends his time scratching off lottery tickets in his office, while his wife and children work in a manwha shop. Pil-seong secretly takes his wife's emergency money of ₩300,000 and tells his friend to bet it on a bull name Gomi in a bullfight. Gomi is declared as a winner, and Pil-seong's friends celebrate their victory later that night as they wait for him to arrive.