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Movie: The Outlaws (English title) / Criminal City (literal title)
Revised romanization: BumJoedoshi
Hangul: 범죄도시
Director: Kang Yoon-Sung
Writer: Kang Yoon-Sung, Lee Seok-Geun
Producer: Yoo Young-Chae, Kim Hong-Baek, Jang Won-Suk
Cinematographer: Joo Sung-Rim
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Runtime: 121 min.
Genre: Action
Distributor: Megabox Plus M, Kiwi Media Group
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Jang Chen (Yoon Kye-Sang) came from China and now works as a loan shark in a seedy Chinatown area of Seoul. He's backed up by his bloodthirsty henchmen Wei Sung-Rak (Jin Sun-Kyu) and Yang-Tae (Kim Sung-Kyu). Jang Chen is beyond brutal in his methods to collect money. Meanwhile, Ma Suk-Do (Ma Dong-Seok) is a detective in the Chinatown area of Seoul. He tries to keep the peace, while two Chinese-Korean gangs battle over turf in the neighborhood. Jang Chen makes his move to take over.

Notes

Filming began February 27, 2017.
Based on the true story of the “Heuksapa Incident” in 2007. Detectives arrested 32 people who were part of a criminal ring. The group consisted of ethnic Koreans who came from Yanbian, China.
Related titles (movies):
1. The Outlaws | BumJoedoshi (2017)
2. The Roundup | BumJoedoshi 2 (2022)
3. The Roundup: No Way Out | BumJoedoshi 3 (2023)
4. The Roundup: Punishment | BumJoedoshi 4 (2024)

Cast



Ma Dong-Seok	Yoon Kye-Sang	Jo Jae-Yun	Choi Gwi-Hwa	Park Ji-Hwan
Ma Suk-Do	Jang Chen	Boss Hwang Choon-Sik	Captain Jeon	Chang Yi-Soo



Ha-Joon	Hong Ki-Joon	Heo Dong-Won	Jin Sun-Kyu	Kim Sung-Kyu
Kang Hong-Suk	Park Byung-Sik	Oh Dong-Gyoon	Wei Sung-Rak	Yang-Tae



Heo Sung-Tae	Lim Hyung-Joon	Yoo Ji-Yeon	Lee Sung-Woo	Yoon Byung-Hee
Dok-Sa	Do Seung-Woo	An Hye-Kyung	action head of Yi-Soo gang	"Gasoline"

Additional Cast Members:

Min Kyung-Jin - Chinese Restaurant Owner
Uhm Ji-Sung - Wang-Oh
Kim Ku-Taek - CEO Kwak
Park Sang-Gyu - CEO Won
Bae Jin-Ah - room salon hostess
Go Eun-Yi - room salon hostess
Yoon Dae-Yul - Kil-Soo
Lee Kyu-Ho - Boss Hwang's enforcer
Han Soo-Hyun - boss of video gambling room
Min Moo-Je - Heolraengi from Chang Yi-Soo gang
Jin Mo - Chang Yi-Soo subordinate
Kwon Chan-Min - Chang Yi-Soo subordinate
Park Ji-Hong - member of Chang Yi-Soo gang
Kim Yoon-Bae - member of Black Dragon gang
Bae Jin-Woong - member of Black Dragon gang
Seo Mun-Ho - member of Black Dragon gang
Kim Kwang-Hyun - Detective
Choi Sung-Jae - Detective
Jung In-Gyeom - forensic doctor
Park Ki-Ryoong - karaoke bar owner
Geum Kwang-San - tattoo man at bathouse
Komleva Zoia - Na-Mi
Yoon Joo - Kang Hong-Suk's fiance
Ye Jung-Hwa - Airport female staff
Kim Dae-Heung - Garibong-dong male trader
Oh Min-Ae - Garibong-dong female merchant
Kim Jeong-Han - police constable
Jung Hyung-Suk - 60th birthday party MC
Kim Jin-Man - member of Hwang Choon-Sik gang
Jung In-Gi - Police Chief (cameo)
Cho Jin-Woong - Chief of Regional Police Investigation Unit (cameo)
Lee Do-Goon

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Awards

2018 (54th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 3, 2018
- Best New Director (Kang Yoon-Sung)
2017 (38th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 25, 2017
- Best Supporting Actor (Jin Sun-Kyu)

Comments

OnePunceMaDongSeok Nov 13 2022 1:53 pm I watched this to find Mr.Ma power punch but happened to find Yoon Kye Sang is so much cool. Imagine the cop team who already united all gangs in the neighborhood now become useless because of 3 Chinese illegal immigrants. Only 3 men but really fcked up the whole town!! They chopped a gang into pieces, took over the business places of other gangs by force and tactic. Even 2 subordinates of Jang Chen when trapped in the middle of an alley was able to break out. Cops showed themselves so useless and the gangs are just loud but stupid. If Jang Chen wasn't going insane in the end, he could have escaped. Give me more Ma Dong Seok punches!!!

Chan Mar 16 2022 8:54 am Yoon kye sang hot af. The type of villain that we can't hate lol.

Female_human Apr 14 2020 3:39 pm Fakk this movie is too graphic for me, I almost throw up X( awesome actors

Arslan baig Mar 19 2020 4:10 pm What an awesome Gangster/Crime flick. It has a little bit of everything Good action, humor, suspense, crime elements, decent conflict/tension, emotions, thrills etc; And, it has a scary almost psychopathic villain and a great charismatic protagonist in Ma Dong-Seok. I'm sort of becoming a fan of his work.

Sakura Jun 29 2019 12:14 pm Please be good, please be good ... Off to watch it now ?.

freia Jun 15 2019 6:19 am really recommended but violent! such a great movie.

Queen Apr 24 2019 5:30 am Woaaaahhh this movie is so inhuman but i'm enjoying it. Recommended!

Migthy Thor Sep 13 2018 4:24 am I am just so happy to have watched this movie! So marvelously FANTASTIC! I love the story , the fight scenes and the star studded cast! For those who like an action jam packed film, this is it!

antique May 09 2018 11:41 am My top 5 BEST korean Movie 2017 for me.!!!!

Constable Odo Apr 30 2018 7:09 pm Darn good movie. Ma Dong-Seok is a rock as a hard-as-nails detective. Definitely a violent film. I caught this on Amazon Prime Video and I'd say it's a "must see" if you like tough guy movies. I had a choice of various Korean movies and since this was rated rather high, I went for it. Glad I did.

Lucy Apr 30 2018 3:24 am Bloody and violent. I enjoy a mostly male movie. Maybe I get my agression out on screen, so to speak. Well cast, slow at times, fast paced at others, suspenseful. I'll definitely check out the writers' and the director's other works.

maria Feb 21 2018 3:30 am [RECOMMENDED] I wasnt expecting this movie too be so good!! Yoon Kye Sang really did a good job as a handsome villain and Ma Dong Seokk wowowoowow his fighting skills in this really good! The suspense in this movie makes me so nervous n angry at the same tme. Good Job guys!!!

sandra Jan 25 2018 11:25 am Oh I loved this movie so much, I'm going to watch it again soon

Atlaw Jan 01 2018 12:39 pm Damn! I love yoon kye sang too much in this movie ?

Goku Nov 19 2017 3:37 pm Great movie. Btw what name is do seung woo wife?

Ki Oct 12 2017 10:24 am "The Outlaws" really surprised me ... as I expected a lower budget, cable TV quality action film. Umm nope.

"The Outlaws" oozes out tension and just keeps building it up with a terrific screenplay and charismatic performances by Ma Dong-Seok and Yoon Kye-Sang. The screenplay features not only the duel between cop (Ma dong-Seok) and bad guy (Yoon Kye-Sang), but there's 3 other criminal groups that makes things even crazier and intense.

If not the best Korean film of this year, "The Outlaws" is certainly the most EXCITING Korean film of the year.

PatrickStar Oct 12 2017 9:54 am This film beat The Fortress in just one week screening, i've never expected this can be happened. This film "just" starring by top supporting actor Ma Dong-seok (rising main actor) and Yoon Kye-sang who not make a hit film yet, with an underrated Director (new), beating The Fortress with some A-list actors, and big director Hwang Dong-hyuk (Miss Granny). How on the earth this can happened? People say this film was so interesting. So, absolutely this film will be on my list.

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