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The Unjust

Original title: Boo-dang-geo-rae
  • 20102010
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 59m
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6.6/10
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Seung-beom Ryu, Hae-Jin Yoo, and Jung-min Hwang in The Unjust (2010)
A serial killer targeting elementary school students is on the loose. When the most probable suspect dies and the case looks like it’s reached a dead end, police brass decide to create a killer — and anyone will do. Though Detective CHOI boasts an incredible number of arrests over his career his rank never showed it. Deciding this is his last chance for professional redemption, he makes a deal with JANG, who he has been investigating, and together they decide to set up an existing suspect as the murderer. The only hurdle in their plan is public prosecutor JOO, who takes on the case and who had been involved in a deal with rival construction contractor KIM. When secret deals and back alley agreements start to come to light, it only serves to drag all of them deeper and deeper into a dark hole of questionable ethics and abuse of the law.
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When the most probable serial killer suspect dies and the case looks like it's reached a dead end, police brass decide to create a killer - and anyone will do.When the most probable serial killer suspect dies and the case looks like it's reached a dead end, police brass decide to create a killer - and anyone will do.When the most probable serial killer suspect dies and the case looks like it's reached a dead end, police brass decide to create a killer - and anyone will do.
IMDb RATING
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2.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
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2,369
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    • Director
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Writer
      • Park Hoon-jung(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jung-min Hwang
      • Seung-beom Ryu
      • Hae-Jin Yoo
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Writer
      • Park Hoon-jung(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jung-min Hwang
      • Seung-beom Ryu
      • Hae-Jin Yoo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 13 nominations

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    Trailer 1:37
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    Hae-Jin Yoo and Jung-min Hwang in The Unjust (2010)
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    Jung-min Hwang and Ma Dong-seok in The Unjust (2010)
    Seung-beom Ryu in The Unjust (2010)
    Jung-min Hwang and Ma Dong-seok in The Unjust (2010)
    Seung-beom Ryu in The Unjust (2010)
    Jung-min Hwang and Ma Dong-seok in The Unjust (2010)
    Seung-beom Ryu in The Unjust (2010)
    Seung-beom Ryu and Man-sik Jeong in The Unjust (2010)
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    Jung-min Hwang
    Jung-min Hwang
    • Choi Cheol-gi
    • (as Jeong-min Hwang)
    Seung-beom Ryu
    Seung-beom Ryu
    • Joo Yang
    Hae-Jin Yoo
    Hae-Jin Yoo
    • Jang Seok-gu
    • (as Hae-jin Yoo)
    Ho-jin Chun
    Ho-jin Chun
    • Chief Kang
    Ma Dong-seok
    Ma Dong-seok
    • Dae-ho
    Woo Jung-Kook
    • Lee Dong-seok
    Yeong-jin Jo
    Yeong-jin Jo
    • Kim Yang-su
    Man-sik Jeong
    Man-sik Jeong
    • Inspector Kong
    Lee Sung-min
    Lee Sung-min
    • Chief Prosecutor
    • (as Seong-min Lee)
    Su-hyeon Kim
    • Soo-il
    Bon-woong Ko
    • Yoon-jjang
    Min-Jae Kim
    Min-Jae Kim
    • Detective Lee
    Lee Hee-joon
    Lee Hee-joon
    • Detective Nam
    Oh Jeong-Se
    Oh Jeong-Se
    • Reporter Kim
    Jong-goo Lee
    • Representative Ko
    Seung-ik Baek
    • Killer
    Sae-byeok Song
    Sae-byeok Song
    • Choi Cheol-gi's Brother-in-law
    Seo-hie Ko
    Seo-hie Ko
    • Choi Cheol-gi's Younger Sister
    • Director
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Writer
      • Park Hoon-jung(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The film was a critical and commercial success, with 2.7 million admissions at the box office and winning several awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards.
    • Quotes

      Joo Yang: We prosecutors do good things, too.

    • Crazy credits
      The title card appears in a blood splatter.

    User reviews12

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    9/10
    Brilliant and painfully honest cop and criminal case study slyly disguised as an "action film"
    A truly original and refreshingly honest depiction of the complex and tragically flawed individuals who are tasked with navigating the inherently inefficient and sometimes blatantly corrupt criminal justice system in Korea. Deftly blurring the moral and psychological distinction between the "good and bad guys", so we get such a deeply nuanced and often frustratingly human anti-hero this exceptional film consistently and defiantly refuses to resort to typical one-dimensional reductive cops and robbers cliches in both its structuring, and even more impressively with its exhilaratingly executed character development. If you're looking for a mindless, soulless action film you best search elsewhere.
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    • Release date
      • October 28, 2010 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (South Korea)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • 神鬼交易
    • Filming locations
      • South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Film Train
      • Filmmaker R&K
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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