Ahsoora
Directed by:
Seong-soo KimScreenplay:
Seong-soo KimCinematography:
Mo-gae LeeComposer:
Jae-jin LeeVOD (1)
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Detective Han (Jung Woo-sung of The Good, the Bad, the Weird) has been engaged in shady activities ever since his wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Faced with accumulating medical bills, Han has decided to hand in his badge and work for Annam's Mayor, Park Sung-bae (Hwang Jung-min, last seen at the Festival in Veteran). Mayor Park wants to push through a multi-million-dollar development contract, and will go to any lengths to ensure expediency so long as Han does the dirty work. But Han's involvement in two sticky cases, the disappearance of a high-profile witness and the strange death of a fellow officer, garners him sudden unwanted attention. And as Internal Affairs possesses evidence of Han's misdeeds, he has no choice but to covertly work for both sides - and place himself in twice the danger. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Asura: The City of Madness was one of my most anticipated Korean pieces of this year, no wonder such a stellar cast is rarely seen and the foreign reviews whispering about the grittiest story of 2017 were more than tempting, but in the end I have quite mixed feelings. It’s very well directed, no doubt about it, but the story didn't draw me in that much; the plot didn't appeal to me enough to make me go nuts and there’s too little action for my taste – though once it gets going it's very good. The finale in particular builds up to a decent climax and once the guys run into the house with axes the fun is taken care of, yet I wouldn't proclaim it the most brutal film of the year (Headshot was a level above). Woo-seong Jeong is once again flawless. I'll give it a weaker four stars for the segments I liked, but I won't dive into the film again. 70 %
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