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The Association

1974 · 80 min

A gritty, fast-moving crime thriller that keeps you leaning forward as a lone investigator pushes into a shadowy racket.

Directed by
Jeong Chang-hwa
Genres
Drama, Action
Overview
Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's body who apparently is died of abortion. Wang investigates the guilty abortionist who leads Wang to a secret organization called "The Welfare Association". Actually it is an international prostitution racket. Wang sneaks into the association. When he is about to arrest the association's organizer, a girl, Lei, whose sister's death cause by the secret society, saves Wang in certain death. Wang arrests the organizer but has set her free from headquarter. Wang and Lei get together in getting the commander dismissed.
How it feels
Dark, tense, cynical and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Crime, corruption, justice, revenge
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Jeong Chang-hwa
Genres
Drama, Action
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6.5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6.5
Darkness6.5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5.5

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Genres
drama, action
Directed by
Jeong Chang-hwa
Written by
Jeong Chang-hwa, Kuo Hui, Lee Hee-woo
Starring
Tanny Tien Ni, Byong Yu, Angela Mao Ying, Sun Lan, Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Chiang Nan, Fang Mian, Chao Hsiung
Music
Joseph Koo
Cinematography
Lyou Jae-hyoung
Runtime
80 min
Country
South Korea, Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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