My Wife Is a Gangster 2
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | My Wife Is a Gangster 2 |
| Original title | Jopog manura 2: Dolaon jeonseol |
| Country of production | South Korea |
| original language | Korean |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeong Heung-sun |
| script | Jeong Heung-sun, Choi Hae-cheol |
| production | Lee Sun-yeol |
| camera | Cho Dong-kwan |
| cut | Ko Im-pyo |
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My Wife Is a Gangster 2 ( kor. 조폭 마누라 2: 돌아온 전설, Jopog manura 2: Dolaon jeonseol ) is a South Korean action film with martial arts elements by director Jeong Heung-sun from 2003. The production is the second part a film series about a scissor gang leader that began in 2001 with My Wife Is a Gangster and continued in 2006 with KillerLady .
The film was released in South Korea on September 5, 2003. The German premiere took place on January 4, 2007.
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The battle-hardened Eun-jin is the head of the powerful "scissors gang", a feared criminal organization. One day she is knocked off the roof of a skyscraper during an argument with an opposing organization. She survived but lost her memory after falling . Seriously injured, she is found by the honest China restaurant owner Jae-cheol, who willingly picks her up after disposing of her mobile phone. In the absence of her correct name, the latter simply calls the neglected woman "Shu-Shu". In addition, the single father lets the amnesia sufferer Eun-ji work as a supplier. The former gang leader leads an almost normal life at first, although she tries compulsively to regain her identity. Only with Ji-hyun, the pubescent daughter Jae-cheol, there are initially small disagreements.
In the meantime, she is wanted by members of her scissors gang as well as by her enemy, an organization called the Great White Shark . During an armed bank robbery, Eun-ji accidentally discovers unimagined combat skills, which she uses to prevent the attack on her own. She is honored for her combative commitment and courage, so that both her subordinates and her opponents become aware of her. Furthermore, she is elected as the new chairman by organized small traders in the district in order to prevent a planned construction project by a shady real estate speculator. At the same time, the conflict with Ji-hyun, who is always disrespectful to her, intensifies. After a battle of words between the two women, Eun-ji falls unhappy from the roof of the restaurant. In doing so, she regains her memories.
Eun-jin first decides to attend a protest against the demolition of the neighborhood, in the course of which she was injured. In the absence of support from the local business people, who stay away despite the promise of the action, she gives up her peaceful life. She returns to her gangster routine and is completely alienated from Jae-cheol and his restaurant. The legendary underworld boss wants to face the great white sharks with an all-important fight , but before that happens, she is embroiled in an intrigue. Her opponent, the villain Baek Sang-eo, blackmailed Jae-cheol and kidnapped his teenage daughter. Eun-jin then tries to free the kidnapped woman, but falls into a trap. Various combat operations follow. Jae-cheol, who suddenly appears, is fatally injured in the middle of the turmoil. Only when the scissors gang actively intervened in the fighting, supported by angry neighbors and small traders, did the tide turn in favor of Eun-jin. The great white sharks are defeated and the gang leader takes on the orphaned Ji-hyun.
At the end of the film, Ji-hyun witnesses another conflict as a member of the scissors gang. A drug dealer ring threatens to invade domestic territory. Eun-jin bravely faces her red-clad opponent.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the sequel of an action comedy “ relied entirely on the attractiveness of its leading actress.” The film combines “ elements of slapstick with a number of martial arts interludes.”
Web links
- My Wife Is a Gangster 2 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- My Wife Is a Gangster 2 in the online Movie Database