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The Drug King

Ma-yak-wang (2018)

Action, Crime, Drama | South Korea

Director: Min-ho Woo

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14/12/2020

Rating: 6.2/10

User rating: 10/10

SYNOPSIS

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

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Writer: Min-ho Woo

Producer: Jin-woo Kim

RUNTIME: 139 min

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