Rent New World (2013)
3.6 of 5 from 104 ratings
2h 14min
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- Synopsis:
- When the chairman of South Korea's largest crime syndicate is killed in mysterious circumstances, a complex and violent struggle for power takes place between the three most powerful figures in the Korean underworld. Meanwhile the police, led by section chief Kang (Choi Min-sik), have established operation "New World", in an attempt to weaken the syndicate even further. However, Kang's inside man, Ja-sung (played by The Housemaid's Lee Jung-jae), is nearing breaking point after eight years working undercover.
- Actors:
- Jung-Jae Lee, Min-sik Choi, Jung-min Hwang, Sung-woong Park, Ji-hyo Song, Yoon-Seong Kim, Kwang-Hoon Na, Seo-yeon Park, Il-hwa Choi, Jin-Mo Joo, Gwang Jang, Tae-won Kwon, Hong-Fa Kim, Seung-bu Lee, Byeong-ok Kim, Jung-kook Woo, In-soo Park, Young-ki Jung, Sang-gyu Park, Seong-hyeon Ryoo
- Directors:
- Hoon-jung Park
- Producers:
- Min-jung Park
- Voiced By:
- Su-Jeong Shin, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Yoon-jin Choi, Ho-Yeon No, Min-jung Park, Jun-ho Yang
- Writers:
- Hoon-jung Park
- Aka:
- Sin-se-gae
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- New waves of Korean Cinema, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Korea
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/01/2018
- Run Time:
- 134 minutes
- Languages:
- Korean DTS 5.1, Korean LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trilrer
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Reviews (1) of New World
Absorbing - New World review by sb
Hoon-Jung's Korean gangster epic has all mobster activity run by the Goldmoon Coperation who may all wear sharp suits and have gleaming offices but are still a bunch of hoodlums.
The Head is killed in a traffic accident (which may or may not be a hit) so the ground is set for a succession battle between cold remote Joong (Sung-Woon) and his flamboyant Chinese rival Jung (Jung-Min).
To complicate matters Jung's right hand man is Lee (Jung-Jae) who is an undercover cop working for Chief Kang (Moon-Sik) who sees the coming struggle as an oppertunity to influence the future of the Corperation.
Using Lee as his inside man he plays the rivals off each other in an increasingly complex game of chess.
You really need your wits about you to follow the labyrinthian plot as everyone plots against everyone else. It quite slowly paced interspersed with some ferocious violence and as the parts begin to fall into place its takes on a Godfather level with Lee channeling his inner Michael.
Excellent cast with Moon-Sik turning in yet another terrific performance and at 134 minutes well worth your time - 4/5
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