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The Drug King is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Woo Min-ho with Song Kang-ho
The Drug King (2018)
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Add to a movie listThe Drug King (hangeul : 마약왕 ; RR : Mayakwang) est un film dramatique sud-coréen écrit et réalisé par Woo Min-ho, sorti en 2018. Il retrace l'histoire réelle de Lee Doo-sam, un trafiquant de drogue dans les années 1970 à Busan.
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Le film raconte l'ascension et la chute de Lee Doo-sam (Song Kang-ho), un petit malfrat de Busan, qui commence par aider un groupe de trafiquants de drogues rencontré par hasard. Astucieux et plein d'idées, il intègre ce milieu, gravit peu à peu les échelons de la mafia et développe son propre trafic, jusqu'à bâtir un empire de la drogue du Japon à Busan. Il mène alors une double vie : homme respecté, promoteur du développement rural et national le jour, infâme seigneur de la drogue la nuit... jusqu'à sa chute, entraînant celle de nombreux complices, hauts fonctionnaires corrompus.Actors
Song Kang-ho
(Lee Doo-sam)
Jo Jung-suk
(Kim In-goo)
Bae Doona
(Kim Jeong-ah)
Lee Sung-min
(Seo Sang-hoon)
Lee Hee-joon
(Choi Jin-pil)
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