Nae-bu-ja-deul (2015)

A former political henchman seeks out revenge for being dropped by a ruthless politician while a determined investigator tries to find proof of a connection between the two of them.

Director:

Min-ho Woo

Writers:

Min-ho Woo (screenplay), Tae-Ho Yoon (comic)

Stars:

Byung-Hun Lee, Seung-woo Cho, Yun-shik Baek

17 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Byung-Hun Lee	...	An Sang-gu
Seung-woo Cho	...	Woo Jang-hoon
Yun-shik Baek	...	Lee Gang-hee
Kyeong-yeong Lee	...	Jang Pil-woo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Seong-woo Bae	...	Park Jong-pal
Deok-jae Jo
Jae-yoon Jo	...	Bang
Woo-jin Jo	...	Jo Sang-moo
Dae-Myung Kim	...	Go (as Dae-myeong Kim)
Hong-pa Kim	...	Oh (as Hong-Fa Kim)
Jong-hak Son

Storyline

Lee Kang-hee is an editorialist of a influential newspaper in South Korea. With the power of the press, he makes the congressman Jang Pil-woo to one of the candidates of the next presidential election. That is the result of a secret deal between Lee and Ahn Sang-goo, a political henchman of Jang Pil-woo. But Ahn makes an almost fatal error, when he gets caught pocketing the record on the Jang's slush fund. The prosecutor Woo Jang-hoon is about to investigate and becomes absolutely determined, because the case would help him making big steps in his career. Ahn gets in real trouble, when he gets dropped by Jang and should have been killed, but is able to flee. Now a bitter war starts between one who is lusting for power, the one who wants vengeance and the one who is eager for success.

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Plot Keywords:

in medias res | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

19 November 2015 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Insiders

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics, CJ Entertainment, Showbox Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min 180 min (extended)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Movie was rereleased in South Korea on December 31, 2015 as "Inside Men: The Original." The rereleased version contains additional footage accounting for 50 more minutes (3 hour total runtime).

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Alternate Versions

There is a directors cut version of 180 minutes (Inside Men: The Original), release on 31 December 2015

User Reviews

Stylish and it tries to be cool, but nothing really that will grab the viewers attention

This is actually a dragged out story that is more about the cinematography and the style of it all over a deep story that intrigues. It's a watchable movie but it does feel like the plot is really drawn out. It is a a movie with high quality cinematography for a Korean movie. With some topnotch actors, that really bring a bit exaggerated and yet it works when it comes to the style of this movie. When it comes to the plot it delves in the nasty side of politics, the corruption within it and how some old farts take advantage of the system. While screwing young women during there meeting together and giving idealistic speeches. Lee Byung-hun is a good actor but not really a guy that has integrity in real life. So he puts on a believable performance as a thug that built his way up to the top by doing errands from top officials. He sort of reminded me of the character he played in "A Bittersweet Life" except not as charismatic. Anyways besides the style of this film and some nasty underground stuff that happens in Korean night life. This is actually a forgettable film. The end has the typical clean wrap up that works but isn't all that impactful. Mainly because the build up wasn't all that interesting. It's watchable and I was able to sit through it without checking my time but again it's still a forgettable movie.

6.5/10