Asura
2016 · Movie · 136 min · ★ 6.8 · 73% critics
A compromised police officer is pulled into a dangerous power struggle after getting trapped between an Internal Affairs investigation and a corrupt city leader. As pressure mounts from both sides, he scrambles to protect himself while navigating shifting loyalties and escalating violence.
Also known as Asura: The City of Madness
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Details
- Original title
- 아수라
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-28
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (122 votes)
- Box office
- $18,300,843
About
If you enjoy hard-edged crime stories about corruption, shifting alliances, and constant pressure, this should land, especially if you liked The King or Believer; Not for you if you want light humor or hopeful heroes.
Pros: tense corruption thriller; fast-moving stakes; gritty confrontations | Cons: bleak tone; ruthless characters; intense violence
Themes
- street gang
- corruption
- police
- politics
- mayor
- police corruption
- prosecutor
- south korea
Cast & crew
Jung Woo-sung
as Han Do-kyung
Hwang Jung-min
as Park Seong-bae
Ju Ji-hoon
as Moon Sun-mo
Kwak Do-won
as Kim Cha-in
Jeong Man-sik
as Do Chang-hak
Kim Won-hae
as Akeo / Alligator
Kim Jong-soo
as Eun Choong-ho
Kim Hae-gon
as Tae Byung-jo
Yoon Ji-hye
as Cha Seung-mi
Oh Yeon-ah
as Jung Yoon-hee
Directed by Kim Sung-soo