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Summary
Jo Pil-seong, a rural detective with a gambling addiction, is on the brink of losing his job when he has his gambling winnings stolen by an escapee convict. Jo Pil-seong sets out to catch the fugitive and retain his money and dignity.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 58
IMDb6.6
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 57 min
A typical length for thrillers, +13 min on the typical 104
typical 104117Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
2009
June 11, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ThrillerComedyCrimeDramaLanguage
Korean
Original language
Made in
- South Korea
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 26
Kim Yoon-seokDetective Phil-sung
Jung Kyung-hoKi-tae
Kyeon Mi-riPhil-sung's wife
Sun Woo-sunKyung-joo
Kim Ji-naOk-soon
Shin Jung-keunYong-bae
Choi KwonJae-suk
Seo Dong-sooFat Man
Ju Jin-moYang
Kim Hee-wonMartial Arts Instructor
Kang Yi-eunBear Coffee Shop Madame
Im Hyeong-taekDetective Park
Cha Eun-jaeJoo-rang
Lee Mu-saengDetective Lee
Yoo Ha-bokDetective Kim
Ryu Sung-hyunGang
Jo Deok-jaeInvestigator
Ra Mi-ranMassage
Yum Dong-hunLotto
Min Kyung-jinChoi
Lee Seok-kuPyo- LJLee Joon-haSecond daughter
- KSKang Sung-haeTeacher
- SGSin Gi-seopYong-bae's Gang 3
Directing · 1
- Lee Yeon-woo Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Lee Man-hee Adaptation
Production · 4
- Lee Mi-young Executive Producer
- Lee Choon-yun Executive Producer
- Nam Jeong-il Producer
- Moon Young-hwa Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Cho Yong-kyu Director of Photography
Editing · 5
- Steve M. Choe Editor
- Lee Jin Editor
- Kim Hyung-shek Digital Colorist
- Park Jin-ho Digital Intermediate
- Kim Woo-hyun Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Jang Young-gyu Original Music Composer
- Lee Byung-hoon Original Music Composer
- Kim Suk-won Sound Supervisor
- Kim Chang-sub Sound Supervisor
- Choi Dae-rim Production Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Hong Ju-hui Production Design
- Nam Seong-ju Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Kwon Yoo-jin Costume Design
- Lee Ji-hye Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- Kim Seong-hun Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Ricky Jun Stunts
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