Yeokmo - banraneui sidae
Directed by:
Hong-seon KimScreenplay:
Hong-seon KimCast:
Hae-in Jeong, Ji-hoon Kim, Jae-yun Jo, Won-jong Lee, Chul-min Park, Soo-ah Hong, Dan-bi Keum, Sang-rok Choo, Kyu-bok Lee, Ji-hoon JeongPlots(1)
After a lost battle, Kim Ho, a once-proud swordsman for the king, is suddenly reappointed as a lowly prison guard. Working overnight on his first day, he wakes up to find that five top fighters from the rebel force that fomented against the king have snuck into the jail to break out their captured leader. Kim vows to stop them at all costs and soon finds himself thrust into a gauntlet of nonstop martial-arts death duels. (New York Asian Film Festival)
(more)Reviews (1)
You could tell it was a debut, because for a South Korean film it looks unusually cheaper than the usual technical standard. We have a Korean historical B-movie that is action-packed and the fights don't look bad, but the CGI blood spoils the impression a bit, the dark filter didn't work for me and the plot is also quite shallow, so it's clearly average, but OK for a first attempt. 60%
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