A violent, action-packed crime thriller about a serial killer and the lowlife pimp forced to act as vigilante. A huge popular hit in Korea.

Winner of seven 2008 Korean Film Awards (including best picture, best actor for Kim Yun-suk, best screenplay, best director) and a box office hit in South Korea, this hyperventilating crime thriller grabs the viewers throat and refuses to unclench for two hours. Set in the dark, rain-soaked streets of Seoul, former police officer turned pimp Jung-ho (Kim Yun-Seok) is getting increasingly angry when several of his girls have gone missing, possibly murdered by a serial killer who delights in taunting the buffoonish police. What makes the film so interesting is that the young killer Young-min (Time's Ha Jung-woo) is revealed quite early in the film and even confesses to his crimes to the police. But with no evidence, he is released and the lowlife pimp becomes an obsessive vigilante in trying to track him down. Fierce action, violence and suspense in this noirish film. See the original before it is watered down by a planned Warner Bros. remake. (Korean with English subtitles) -- Raymond Murray