The Prison
2017 · Movie · NR · 125 min · ★ 7.1 · 45% critics
An imprisoned former police officer learns the prison is effectively run by a powerful inmate with a criminal network reaching beyond its walls. As he gets pulled deeper into that world, survival and ambition start to collide in a tense crime story.
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Details
- Original title
- 프리즌
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-03-23
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (108 votes)
About
If you like dark Korean crime thrillers like Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage or The Berlin File, this offers a tense, gritty ride; Not for you if you want light-hearted fun or sympathetic characters.
Pros: tense prison setup; gritty crime story; strong momentum | Cons: bleak tone; familiar genre beats; harsh violence
Themes
- corrupt system
- power struggle
- hand to hand combat
- criminal organization
- abuse of power
- moral corruption
- former detective
- brutal violence
- underground network
- violent retaliation
- corrupt guards
- inmate alliances
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Han Suk-kyu
as Jung Ik-ho
Kim Rae-won
as Song Yoo-gun
Jung Woong-in
as Prison Director Kang
Jo Jae-yun
as Hong-pyo
Shin Sung-rok
as Chang-gil
Jeon Bae-soo
as Chief of Security
Lee Kyung-young
as Director Bae
Kang Shin-il
as Director Noh
Kim Sung-kyun
as Dr. Kim
Park Won-sang
as Manager Jung
Directed by Na Hyun