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The Wild

2023 · 106 min

A grim, bruising crime drama that keeps you tense and uneasy as loyalty curdles into betrayal.

Directed by
Kim Bong-han
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Park Sung-woong, Oh Dae-hwan, Oh Dal-su
Tagline
Only the strongest survives
Overview
Woo-chul used to be a successful boxer, but he had to go to prison because his opponent died in the middle of a match. Now that he’s been released, he intends to become a model citizen. Meanwhile, his friend Do-shik will do whatever it takes to get ahead. After choosing different paths, they will be forced to plot against and betray one another.

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Directed by
Kim Bong-han
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Park Sung-woong, Oh Dae-hwan, Oh Dal-su
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    • big city
    • prison
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    action, crime
    Directed by
    Kim Bong-han
    Written by
    Kim Joo-man
    Starring
    Park Sung-woong, Oh Dae-hwan, Oh Dal-su, Ju Seok-tae, Seo Ji-hye, Won Woo, Kim Gwan-soo, Yoon Jung-yeol
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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