Undercover police officer Ja-sung infiltrates Goldmoon, the biggest crime syndicate in Korea, to investigate them under the command of his handler Chief Kang. After eight years, Ja-sung becomes the right-hand man to the ring's second-in-command Jung Chung, who holds the real power. But when its leader is killed in a mysterious car accident, Goldmoon is thrown into a succession struggle that threatens to tear it apart.
From the writer of I Saw the Devil (2010) comes this highly anticipated gangster thriller with full force and leaves only 10/10 reviews in its wake. Three of South Korea's biggest actors, among them is Choi Min-sik (Oldboy), gives fantastic performances as powerful gangster bosses and undercover cops.
I saw a review of this in which the writer criticized the lack of guns, and questioned why no one of the characters brought a pistol to a knife fight. I couldn't disagree more with that line of thinking, because that would have made the fights in New World so much more generic and boring. One of the things I love with Korean cinema is that they in most cases doesn't use guns at all. Instead they grab whatever they can find and beat the crap out of their enemies, and when it's done as good as it is here you'll never want anyone to simply start shooting up the place. A satisfying, brutal mafia drama with twists and turns.
I saw a review of this in which the writer criticized the lack of guns, and questioned why no one of the characters brought a pistol to a knife fight. I couldn't disagree more with that line of thinking, because that would have made the fights in New World so much more generic and boring. One of the things I love with Korean cinema is that they in most cases doesn't use guns at all. Instead they grab whatever they can find and beat the crap out of their enemies, and when it's done as good as it is here you'll never want anyone to simply start shooting up the place. A satisfying, brutal mafia drama with twists and turns.
Genre: Thriller
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