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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Korean gangster crooked politician politics campaign abduction redemption

All movies seen on 04/18/2020

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Long Live the King (2019)

Directed by Kang Yun-sung

Drama | Crime

Overview

Jang Se-chool is the boss of a gang. He has been in love with Kang So-hyun for the past 3 years, even though she constantly rejects him and tries to push him away. Having had enough, she tells him that she can’t be with him because she wants to be the first lady of Korea.

Length 118 minutes

Actors

Kim Rae-won | Won Jin-ah | Jin Sun-kyu | Choi Gwi-hwa | Choi Moo-seong | Ju Jin-mo | Lim Hyung-jun | Choi Jae-Hwan | Cha Yup | Ma Dong-seok | Yoon Kye-sang | Jung Won-joong | Hong Gi-jun | Bae Hae-sun | Hong Jin-gi | Kim Ji-eun | Kim Seo-hyeon | Lee Kyu-ho | Yoo Hee-je | Geum Kwang-San | Joo Yeong-ho | Yoon Byung-hee | Cha Woo-jin | Jeong Dong-hoon | Hwang In-sung | Kim Dae-heung | Yoon Jae-in

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I love these kind of redemption stories in Korean film! A reformed gangster is caught on video saving a bus driver from a bus falling off a bridge then becomes a local hero and catapulted into running for a parliamentary congressman position against a crooked incumbent politician. This isn’t a comedy but there are some humorous moments as well as full on violent scenes. Don Lee has a small cameo and it’s so great when he appears. As good as this is and the feel-good story I’m surprised this didn’t get a theatrical release here. Totally the type of movie the local Korean folks enjoy.

I watched this via the Viki Rakuten app since I saw it was available there via JustWatch. Not the best experience as the commercial breaks are so sporadic and uneven. Not sure I wanna deal with that again for another viewing despite the great Korean content they offer.

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