The Outlaws (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | The Outlaws |
| Original title | Beomjoe Dosi ( 범죄 도시 ) |
| Country of production | South Korea |
| original language | Korean |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 121 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kang Yun-seong |
| script | Kang Yun-seong |
| music | Mowg |
| camera | Ju Seong-rim |
| cut | Kim Sun-min |
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The Outlaws (original title: Beomjoe Dosi , to German "City of Crime") is an action film by the South Korean director Kang Yun-seong from 2017. It is the director's first feature film. The film was inspired by a true incident between two criminal gangs. Ma Dong-seok and Yoon Kye-sang can be seen in the main roles .
action
Ma Seok-do works as a detective in the Garibong-dong district in Seoul , which two rival gangs have divided up among themselves. Ma Seok-do is known everywhere and feared even among the gangs. When a body is found, Ma calls the heads of the two gangs together and negotiates with them to keep them peaceful from now on. But a third party emerges. Three Sino-Korean gangsters from Harbin borrow money and collect debts. Including among the men of the criminal gang. The three can kill the leader of one group and take over the gang. They don't care about prior agreements and immediately attack the rival gang. So the fabric of the district is turned off its hinges. The police are meanwhile finding out that these are Mafiosi sentenced to death in China.
reception
The Outlaws opened in South Korean cinemas on October 3, 2017 and reached almost 6.9 million admissions. It was the fifth most successful film of the year and the most successful without a youth release. The film received positive reviews.
Awards
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2017
- Award in the Best New Director category for Kang Yun-seong
- Best 10 films of the year
Blue Dragon Awards 2017
- Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jin Seon-gyu
Baeksang Arts Awards 2018
- Award in the Best New Director category for Kang Yun-seong
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2018
- Award in the Best New Director category for Kang Yun-seong
Director's Cut Awards
- Award in the Best New Director category for Kang Yun-seong
Web links
- The Outlaws in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The Outlaws in the online film database
- The Outlaws in the Movie Database
- The Outlaws in theKorean Movie Database(English)
- The Outlaws on HanCinema
Individual evidence
- ^ The Outlaws (2017). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC , accessed on August 7, 2020 .