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The Thieves (2012)
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In order to let things cool down from their latest heist, Popeye and his group of thieves go to Macau on a job. But the mastermind behind this job is none other than Popeye's old partner ... See full summary »

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Hye-su Kim ...
Pepsee (as Kim Hye-soo)
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Hae-suk Kim ...
Chewingum (as Kim Hae-sook)
Dal-su Oh ...
Andrew (as Oh Dal-soo)
Soo Hyun Kim ...
Zampano
Kwok Cheung Tsang ...
Jonny (as Derek Tsang)
Jin-mo Ju ...
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Guk-Seo Ki ...
Wei Hong
Duek-mun Choi ...
Casino Manager (as Choi Duk-moon)
Gook-hee Chae ...
Madame (as Chae Kuk-hee)
Soo-jeong Ye ...
Tiffany (as Ye Su-jeong)
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Julie (as Lee Sinje)
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In order to let things cool down from their latest heist, Popeye and his group of thieves go to Macau on a job. But the mastermind behind this job is none other than Popeye's old partner Macau Park, who escaped with 68kg of gold several years ago on their last job together. Macau Park brought Chinese thieves as well but little did they know what Macau Park planned for each one of them. His plan takes an unexpected turn when Popeye brings Pepsi, a genius safe-cracker and old flame of Macau Park, to settle the old score. The thieves' target is a $20 million diamond known as 'Tear of the Sun', kept safely away in a casino, brought there to be sold by a notorious Chinese fence. While working together to steal this fabled diamond, they all have their own agenda to keep the diamond for themselves. But who will succeed and live to see another day? Written by wikipedia

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All for the money. One for the revenge. Every man for himself.

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The Thieves — A very complex caper with lots of surprises
4 May 2013 | by (Montreal, Canada) – See all my reviews

The Thieves is a South Korean movie that will demand your full attention.

The good. An ensnaring story line that will push you to see it to the end with a ever greater astonishments. The scenario is incredibly well built with plots within plots, revenge, love, distrust, and new twists at every turn. No character is safe from death. A Ton of action. Good editing and camera work. Nice sets.

The bad. A few cliché. Shallow motivations.

The ugly. The afro-hair Chinese thief who's not a very good actor.

The result. Great entertainment, but don't expect any depth.


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