Dirty carnival

Original title: Biyeolhan geori

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7.3/10

9.5K

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Action Crime Drama

A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
The song being sung by President Hwang at the end of the movie (that ends up fading into the end credits) is Alan Parson's Projects' "Old and Wise".

Quotes
President Hwang: Byung-doo, you just need to know two things to be successful. Who you need, and what he needs...

Connections
Referenced in Jigarthanda - De sang froid (2014)

Soundtracks
Old And Wise
(1982)
Written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
Performed by The Alan Parsons Project feat. Colin Blunstone

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Featured review

9/10

A Very Good Gangster Film

Since I have not heard about this film before it was broadcast on the Sundance Channel, I had no expectations. This is a very good to almost excellent film about gangster life in South Korea. It features In-sung Zo in a terrific performance as low level gangster Byong-doo. He meets up with an old friend Min-ho, who is a filmmaker and picks Byong-doo's brains about being a gangster. It spirals from there, as Byong-doo gets more ruthless and violent in his quest for more money and especially power. He also meets up with another old classmate. the pretty Hyun-joo (Bo-yong Lee) and that relationship develops slowly. There is some violence in this, but if you like gangster films I liked this as much as Goodfellas. Really, it is that absorbing and highly recommended.