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Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

2019 · 127 min

A grim, propulsive crime thriller that wraps you in corruption and moral decay, with bursts of brutal action and a lingering sadness.

Directed by: Lee Jeong-beom
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Lee Sun-kyun, Jeon So-nee, Park Hae-joon

Tagline: The bad meets the worst.
Overview: On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.

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Directed by: Lee Jeong-beom
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Lee Sun-kyun, Jeon So-nee, Park Hae-joon

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
revenge
guilt
redemption
death
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by: Lee Jeong-beom
Written by: Lee Jeong-beom
Starring: Lee Sun-kyun, Jeon So-nee, Park Hae-joon, Lee You-young, Park Byung-eun, Song Young-chang, Kim Min-jae, Jung Ga-ram
Music: Shim Hyun-jung
Cinematography: Kim Sung-an
Runtime: 127 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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