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The City of Violence
SOUTH KOREA · 2006

The City of Violence

Ryoo Seung-wan
organized crime high school reunion murder investigation land development corruption betrayal among friends
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Synopsis

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.

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