Hwanghae

"The only thing he must not have crossed."

Dec 2 2011 R 2h 37m
Action, Crime, Drama

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.

Plot

In this fast paced action thriller, a taxi driver living in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in northeast China goes to South Korea when a local gangster offers him to carry out a hit on a professor in return for repaying his debt. In the meanwhile, he also searches for his wife who had come here but had not responded since 6 months. His suspicion of her betrayal makes his tension rise, before something unexpected happens that night on which he is prepared to kill the professor. Soon, he finds himself running for his life from police and the mob, resulting in a lot of violent fights and intense car chases.

Written by

Na Hong-jin, Hong Won-chan

Directed by

Na Hong-jin

Production Countries

South Korea

Production Companies

Showbox, Popcorn Film, Wellmade Starm

Languages

Español

Awards

8 wins & 21 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
24,606
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA