Out of Justice - Against any law
| Movie | |
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| German title | Out of Justice - Against any law |
| Original title | 이것이 법 이다 |
| Country of production | South Korea |
| original language | Korean |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Min Byeong-jin |
| script | Min Byeong-jin |
| production | Jeon Tae-seob |
| camera | Deodorant Jeong-min |
| cut | Gok-ji Park |
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Out of Justice - Against every law ( kor. : 이것이 법 이다 , international title: This Is Law ) is a South Korean vigilante scenario by director Min Byeong-jin in 2001. The strip is about a mysterious killer who it The task is to judge violent criminals who have been acquitted because of good relationships or procedural errors and then post the murders on the Internet.
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Bong, a young policeman known for his unorthodox methods, works together with an older colleague Na in the homicide department in Seoul . For some time now, the city has been plagued by a mysterious series of murders that require the deployment of a special task force led by Pyos. An anonymous murderer who goes under the pseudonym “Dr. Q “is up to mischief, bestially executed convicted criminals who were previously unpunished for lack of evidence. The self-proclaimed avenger always leaves a tarot card as his "trademark" at the crime scene . Furthermore, he films every murder with a digicam and then puts it “ online ” as a video on his website .
One day a high-ranking police chief is found murdered and the special unit that has been summoned manages to create a phantom image through an eyewitness that shows his former partner Park. In addition to the tarot card, the video arouses the interest of Pyo, who has considerable doubts about the authenticity of the recent murder video. Rather, he does not believe in a lone perpetrator, but the current situation overtakes him because Dr. Q meanwhile announced another murder on his website and finally carried it out. Bong and Na are now assigned to work with the special task force to uncover a leak within the police for organized crime.
When Dr. Q later reports in an internet forum, Kang manages to locate him in an internet café . When they visit the facility, Na is able to track down a suspect who, however, escapes him. Bong then takes up the pursuit of the fleeing person and confronts them after a wild chase . A fight ensues and the escaping person, a reporter, is killed. After the alleged serial killer has been caught, there are disagreements within the police station, since from now on everyone is suspected of being an informant. The situation comes to a head when the chief police chief decides to dissolve the special task force.
When the businessman and money launderer Song is found shot dead, Park also answers again, who is in possession of his cell phone, on which a conversation between Song and the chief police officer is recorded. This conversation proves the corruption of the chief police officer. When Park tries to hand the cell phone over to his old companion and homicide squad Kim, a showdown ensues. In a wild shootout with innumerable dead, Na is revealed as an avenger, who then shoots himself.
At the end of the film, Bong and Kang, who openly feel a certain sympathy for each other and work together on the homicide squad, rush to a murder case where Pyo joins them. The murder case is withdrawn from the trio by a new special detachment - that's how the film ends.
Reviews
The film received generally poor to scathing reviews. In addition to the directorial work and the story as such, the actors' acting skills were particularly criticized.
“Anyone who likes 'A serial killer is wanted' films can watch 'This is Law'. Entertaining popcorn entertainment is definitely offered. I would recommend everyone else to look around for something else. "
“The debut film sits between all stools because it can't decide on a genre and wants to combine cop thriller with comedic action. Despite the high-gloss staging, this concept does not work. "
Web links
- Out of Justice - Against every law in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Out of Justice - Against any law in the online film database
- Film review on beyondhollywood (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ This Is Law. In: The Longest Side. Retrieved March 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Out of Justice - Against every law. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 5, 2017 .