Open City (2008)
"Mubangbi-dosi" (original title)

Baek Jang-Mi is the female leader of an international pickpocket gang. Her target is to broaden her territory to outside Seoul. She disguises as a tattooist as a cover. After a number of ... See full summary »

Director:

Sang-gi Lee

Writer:

Sang-gi Lee (screenplay)

Stars:

Ye-jin Son, Myung-min Kim, Gi-seok Do

Cast

Credited cast:
Ye-jin Son	...	Baek Jang-mi
Myung-min Kim	...	Jo Dae-yeong
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gi-seok Do	...	Lee Won-jong
Dae-han Ji	...	Kim Kwang-seob
Sang-geon Jo	...	Jeong Yeon-wook
Byeong-ok Kim	...	Hong Ki-taek / Hong Yong-taek
Hae-suk Kim
Jeong-tae Kim	...	Head of Thieves
Jun-bae Kim	...	Franken
Seong-hwan Koo	...	Detective Lee
Eol Lee	...	Investigation Inspector
Hye-suk Lee	...	Son Ae-soon
Kil-soo Park	...	Son Yong-soo
Seong-min Park	...	Terajima
Ji-ho Shim	...	Choi Seong-soo

Storyline

Baek Jang-Mi is the female leader of an international pickpocket gang. Her target is to broaden her territory to outside Seoul. She disguises as a tattooist as a cover. After a number of people have been pick pocketed in Osaka, both the Korean and Japanese authorities focus their attention on Baek Jang-Mi. Upon her return to Seoul, the local police starts tailing her.

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Genres:

Action | Crime

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [kr]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

10 January 2008 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Open City

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samzzi IVision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A compelling movie on a relatively unexplored subject

What turned me on to Open City in the first place was the compelling plot. When was the last time you saw a movie about pickpocketing? There are very few movies in between K-Dramas and Korean thriller movies, so I was happy to find this movie. The characters are well developed and unique; many crime movies have very similar characters to each other, but Open City has many memorable ones. The plot is very well developed, keeping the viewer on their feet, but at the same time is easy to follow. I recommend this movie even if you don't know Korean. I was able to follow the plot fine even by just reading the subtitles. I look forward to see what Sang-ki Lee will come up with next...