The King
2017 · Movie · Not Rated · 134 min · ★ 7.3 · 73% critics
A man escapes a harsh childhood and rises into a powerful job in the justice system, only to discover that influence and status come with serious moral costs. This is a tense crime drama about ambition, corruption, and the price of power.
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Details
- Original title
- 더 킹
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-01-18
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (88 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a dark, ambitious crime drama about power and corruption in the spirit of Asura or A Violent Prosecutor; Not for you if you want something upbeat, gentle, or easygoing.
Pros: strong rise-to-power story; tense moral conflict; high-stakes corruption drama | Cons: grim subject matter; cynical tone; little lightness
Themes
- politics
- prosecutor
- busan, south korea
Cast & crew
Zo In-sung
as Park Tae-su
Jung Woo-sung
as Han Kang-sik
Bae Sung-woo
as Yang Dong-chul
Kim A-joong
as Lim Sang-hee
Ryu Jun-yeol
as Choi Doo-il
Kim Eui-sung
as Kim Eung-su
Jung Eun-chae
as Park Si-yeon
Kim So-jin
as Ahn Hee-yeon
Hwang Seung-eon
as Jeon Hee-sung
Lee Ju-yeon
as Cha Mi-ryun
Directed by Han Jae-rim