City of Damnation
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City of Damnation is a 2009 South Korean film directed by Kim Dong-won.
network headed by Yang Kwang-seob. Meanwhile, Lee Joong-dae, a member of Kwang-seob's gang, goes undercover himself by joining the police force. Joong-dae tries hard to gain favour with his squad leader and bureau director in an effort to expose Choon-dong's identity, but falls in love with a colleague, Cha Se-rin.
holiday, traditionally a big season for domestic films. On its opening weekend it was ranked third at the box office with 249,720 admissions, and the film's disappointing performance was thought to illustrate a steady decline in the popularity of the gangster comedy genre with local audiences. As of 22 February, City of Damnation had received a total of 1,555,039 admissions nationwide, and as of 1 March had grossed a total of US$
7,545,744.
Plot
Jang Choon-dong is a traffic officer who aspires to become a homicide detective. After being noticed by his superiors, Choon-dong is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate a gangsterGangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....
network headed by Yang Kwang-seob. Meanwhile, Lee Joong-dae, a member of Kwang-seob's gang, goes undercover himself by joining the police force. Joong-dae tries hard to gain favour with his squad leader and bureau director in an effort to expose Choon-dong's identity, but falls in love with a colleague, Cha Se-rin.
Cast
- Jung Joon-hoJung Joon-hoJung Joon-ho is a South Korean actor, who gained fame in the 2000 series, Women Like You, . His recent hits are The Last Scandal of My Life and IRIS. Jung Jun-ho has a passionate interest in singing...
as Jang Choon-dong - Jung Woong-in as Lee Joong-dae
- Jung Woon-taek as Moon Dong-sik, aka Dae Ga-ri
- Park Sang-min as Ssang-kal
- Kim Sang-joong as Gangster boss Yang Kwang-seob
- Han Go-eun as Police lieutenant Cha Se-rin
- Seon-woo Jae-deok as Squad leader Park Jong-ki
- Park Yong-gi as Bureau director Cheon Seong-ki
- Kim Dae-hee as Won Sam-eeh, aka Won Soong-eeh
- Kang Seong-pil as Yang Pal-eeh
Release
City of Damnation was released in South Korea on 22 January 2009, and was the only Korean film to be released during the Lunar New YearKorean New Year
Korean New Year, commonly known as Seollal , is the first day of the lunar calendar. It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day. Koreans also celebrate solar New Year's Day on January 1 each year, following the...
holiday, traditionally a big season for domestic films. On its opening weekend it was ranked third at the box office with 249,720 admissions, and the film's disappointing performance was thought to illustrate a steady decline in the popularity of the gangster comedy genre with local audiences. As of 22 February, City of Damnation had received a total of 1,555,039 admissions nationwide, and as of 1 March had grossed a total of US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
7,545,744.