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A Violent Prosecutor

2016 · 126 min

A punchy, twisty crime caper that mixes prison-yard scheming with buddy comedy and righteous anger at corrupt power.

Directed by
Lee Il-hyung
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Action
Starring
Hwang Jung-min, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min
Tagline
Meet the most unlikely duo.
Overview
After a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real murderer from jail with the help of a con artist.

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Directed by
Lee Il-hyung
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Action
Starring
Hwang Jung-min, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • redemption
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
crime, comedy, action
Directed by
Lee Il-hyung
Written by
Lee Il-hyung
Starring
Hwang Jung-min, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min, Park Sung-woong, Kim Eung-soo, Park Jong-hwan, Han Jae-yeong, Kim Won-hae
Music
Hwang Sang-jun
Cinematography
Choi Chan-min
Runtime
126 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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