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Gangnam 1970

  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.9K
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Rae-won Kim and Lee Min-Ho in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
Jong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.
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Jong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in... Read allJong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.Jong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.

IMDb RATING
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1.9K
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  • Director
    • Ha Yoo
  • Writer
    • Ha Yoo
  • Stars
    • Lee Min-Ho
    • Rae-won Kim
    • Jin-young Jung
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ha Yoo
  • Writer
    • Ha Yoo
  • Stars
    • Lee Min-Ho
    • Rae-won Kim
    • Jin-young Jung
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations

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    Trailer 1:52
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    Photos33

    Lee Min-Ho and Jae-young Han in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Lee Min-Ho in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Rae-won Kim in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Lee Min-Ho in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Yeon-du Lee in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Rae-won Kim and Yeon-du Lee in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Yeon-du Lee in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Rae-won Kim in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Yeon-du Lee in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Yeon-du Lee in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Rae-won Kim and Yeon-du Lee in Gangnam 1970 (2015)
    Rae-won Kim in Gangnam 1970 (2015)

    Top cast

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    Lee Min-Ho
    Lee Min-Ho
    • Jong-daeas Jong-dae
    Rae-won Kim
    Rae-won Kim
    • Yong-kias Yong-ki
    Jin-young Jung
    Jin-young Jung
    • Gil-suas Gil-su
    Kim Ji-Soo
    Kim Ji-Soo
    • Min Sung-heeas Min Sung-hee
    Jeon Bae-soo
    Jeon Bae-soo
    • Co. President Guas Co. President Gu
    • (as Bae-Su Jeon)
    Song Boo-gun
    • Youngdeungpo executive (present day)as Youngdeungpo executive (present day)
    Byung Mo Choi
    • Section Chief Moonas Section Chief Moon
    Gwi-hwa Choi
    Gwi-hwa Choi
    • Good-for-nothing 1 of Nam Soon-Chul gangas Good-for-nothing 1 of Nam Soon-Chul gang
    Kim Dae-Jong
    • Byung-Samas Byung-Sam
    Sin Dong-ryeok
    Jae-young Han
    • Park Chang-Baeas Park Chang-Bae
    Joo Hee-Joong
    • Kim Choon-Ho's subordinateas Kim Choon-Ho's subordinate
    Yang Hee-Woo
    • Gang Memberas Gang Member
    Jeong Ho-bin
    Jeong Ho-bin
    • Yang Gi-Taekas Yang Gi-Taek
    • (as Jung Ho-Bin)
    Sung-Woong Hwang
    • Choon-ho's soccer playeras Choon-ho's soccer player
    Kim Hyeon-Ok
    • Banquet Waltz teamas Banquet Waltz team
    • (as Hyun Kim)
    Eom Hyo-Seob
    Eom Hyo-Seob
    • Kim Jung-Gyuas Kim Jung-Gyu
    Jang Hyuk-jin
    Jang Hyuk-jin
    • Junk shop owneras Junk shop owner
    • Director
      • Ha Yoo
    • Writer
      • Ha Yoo
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul is starting to be transformed into a developed area. Childhood friends Jong-dae and Yong-ki struggle to get by, until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they get involved in violent political clashes, and are separated during one of the skirmishes. Three years later, Jong-dae lives as an honest man with former gang leader Kil-su. Meanwhile, Yong-ki has joined Seoul's most powerful criminal organization, the Myeongdong-pa. As a gangster, Yong-ki is entangled in a high-stakes battle over land in Gangnam, all in the name of putting together secret presidential election funds that drive up the value of the city. As the gangs fight over the rights to various plots of land, Yong-ki is captured and interrogated by a rival gang. The southern part of Stransformed into a developed area. —tsheringtashi75
    • female breast nudity
    • thrusting
    • caught having sex
    • friendship
    • best friends
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • As the district of Gangnam development reaches its peak, two childhood friends' friendship is tested as their associated gangs battle to take larger shares of the land.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      This was the final film in director and screenwriter Ha Yoo's "street series" trilogy, after Maljukgeori janhoksa (2004) and Biyeolhan geori (2006). He called it "a story about people who are used, then discarded, about lives that are, like the buildings they live in, unauthorized. [...] represents the obsession over land from which we are born, to which we return when we die. It is a feast of all things wretched."
    • Alternate versions
      The uncut version released via iPTV includes the scene where Lee Min-ho takes off his shirt, the idol who turned into talented actress, 'Seolhyun"s beating up scene and the Lee Min-ho and Kim Rae-won's ragpicker scene, apart from Kim Rae-won and Lee Yeon-doo's sensational uncut bed scene.

    User reviews14

    Review
    Top review
    not good
    what we got here is a very badly scripted clichéd screenplay with very pretentious dialog, then we got a very deadbeat director who failed to ignite those who signed up for playing the roles in it. there were several segments of this film that made me feel like watching a lousy Korean pornographic crap. those intercourse, fornication scenes are just absolutely unnecessary, yet this brain-dead director just added and inserted those love-making scenes. every time when the clueless sexual stuff suddenly showed up, i just couldn't help myself to curse. this film was trying to portray the Korean politicians using the gangsters to rip the land from the poor, and the real estates business and values in Korea were starting to boom. the storyline is very weak, and most of the acting performed by almost every actor in this film was not good, therefore it failed to get me connected. a very bad film that the Korean movie industry rarely under achieved in recent years, since most of their recent products are very good, some of them are even light-year better than what Hollywood did in recent years. i have to confess that i didn't finish it, because it's one of the worst Korean films.
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    • Mar 23, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2015 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Gangnam Blues
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Sega Sammy Entertainment
      • Showbox/Mediaplex
      • m.o.vera Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,022
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,022
      • Feb 8, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,191,434
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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