Nam Koong Min Movies
- 2007
Writer/director Jin Kwang-Kyo examines the darkest corners of the human psyche with this drama concerning two corrupted antiheroes who resort to debasing themselves and others by acting on their most base instincts. Detective Kang is an alcoholic and corrupt cop whose wife has been hospitalized in a deep coma. Lately, he's been using dirty money to pay her hospital bills, though after interrupting a major drug, Detective Kang's shady deeds are about to catch up with him. When Detective Kang presents his findings to his superiors, the drug dealer he busted notices that the volume of drugs presented in the crooked lawman's report is substantially smaller than the amount of drugs that was actually sized by police. And while any loving husband may be able to identify with Detective Kang's motives, his latest misdeed won't be swept under the rug quite as easily as his past transgressions were. Meanwhile, across town, smitten Min-woo has become infatuated with neighborhood beauty Su-yeon. On the day Min-woo finally works up the courage to approach her, however, Su-yeon mistakes his affection for aggression and screams for help. Instinctively, Min-woo silences her and drags her into the nearby woods, where he proceeds to rape her in a moment of total moral breakdown. Upon realizing that Su-yeon never saw his face during the course of the attack, Min-woo boldly continues his pursuit of the girl several weeks later. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Park Yong-woo, Nam Koong Min, (more)
A small time thug collecting debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family in writer/director Yoo Ha's epic crime drama. Byeong-du (Jo In-seong) is a twenty-nine year-old Seoul gangster who's looking to rise up through the ranks. Though his ambition is unmistakable, Byeong-du finds his family's financial problems taking a heavy emotional tool as he attempts to intimidate the locals into paying off their lingering debts. It seems that a local real-estate developer is attempting to pressure Byeong-du's mother into selling the family home, but Byeong-du's boss Sang-cheol (Yun je-mun) can't be bothered to care about the problems of his low-level cog. When a rival gang shows up looking to put the hurting on Byeong-du's gang, Sang-cheol blatantly violates the gangster code and Byeong-du becomes right hand man to powerful crime kingpin Hwang Heui-jang (Cheon Ho-jin). Later, after cementing his loyalty to Hwang by killing a local prosecutor, Byeong-du runs into former school chum Min-ho (Nam-gung Min). It seems that Min-ho is about to shoot a gangster film, but first he needs some help getting the script finished. Unfortunately for all involved, Byeong-du's fateful decision to help out his old friend will have tragic consequences. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jo In-Seong, Cheon Ho-jin, (more)
