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The Drug King

Movie"He who was a criminal and a patriot."
Audience Score
63
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NR 2 hr 19 minDrama, Action, Crime
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
StarringSong Kang-hoCho Jung-seokBae Doona
DirectorWoo Min-ho
WritersWoo Min-hoLee Ji-min

Movie Details

Original Language:Korean
Executive Producers:Kim Do-su, William Kim, Kang Sarah, Kang Kwan-ho
Production Companies:Hive Media Corp, Showbox
Movie Tags:
based on true story1970s1980syakuzadrug dealerdrug abusepolice corruptiondrug traffickingpolitical corruptiondrug lord