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Quick Info

Rating

6.3/10

Release2018

Runtime2h 19m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Hive Media Corp

Showbox

Movie

The Drug King

2018

2h 19m

6.3

Crime

Action

Drama

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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