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Running Wild

2006 · 144 min

A grim, hard-edged procedural that simmers with frustration before erupting into brutal payback.

Directed by
Kim Sung-soo
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Kwon Sang-woo, Yoo Ji-tae, Son Byung-ho
Tagline
Justice by any means necessary.
Overview
A homicide detective joins forces with a prosecutor to avenged the murder of his half-brother. The aggressive detective and the by-the-book prosecutor must put aside their differences in order to find the killer.

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Directed by
Kim Sung-soo
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Kwon Sang-woo, Yoo Ji-tae, Son Byung-ho
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • corruption
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Kim Sung-soo
Written by
Han Ji-hoon, Kim Sung-soo
Starring
Kwon Sang-woo, Yoo Ji-tae, Son Byung-ho, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Han-wi, Lee Joong-moon, Ahn Kil-kang, Cho Hyen-woo
Music
Kenji Kawai
Cinematography
Choi Sang-muk
Runtime
144 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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