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New World

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Drama / Crime / Thriller
South Korea, 2013, 134 min

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The head of the Goldmoon crime syndicate is dead, leaving his top two lieutenants. Seizing the opportunity, the police launch an operation called "New World," with the perfect weapon. The boss' right hand man, Ja-sung (LEE Jung-jae), has been a deep-cover operative for 8 years, closely watched by handler Police chief Kang (CHOI Min-sik). With a baby on the way, and living in mortal fear of being exposed as a mole, Ja-sung is torn between his duty and honor as a cop, and the fiercely loyal gang members who will follow him to hell and back.
Using inside information from Ja-sung to damage the relationship between the two feuding contenders, suspicions grow that a traitor lives in their ranks. Ruthless Jung (HWANG Jun-min) escalates the game by hiring hackers to search the police database. As Operation New World closes in, and with the stakes climbing higher and a gangland bloodbath guaranteed among those that remain, Ja-sung makes a final, shocking decision no one could have predicted. (Well Go USA Entertainment)

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DaViD´82 

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English Plot away, plot away, maybe the plot will work someday... The events occurring over just a few days before the vote for a successor to a deceased mafia boss, when everybody tried to gain the greatest possible influence. Interested parties include the police and various factions within the mafia. Although it heads inexorably toward the expected conclusion, it’s about the journey taken to get there. And here it luckily strides along a stylish and nicely twisted path that knows no compromises or pity. ()

agentmiky 

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English The Koreans didn’t want to be second, so they came up with a film similar in tone to the Chinese movie Infernal Affairs. Sure, there are many differences, but the basic premise of an undercover cop infiltrating the core of the largest Korean mafia, known as Goldmoon, is present here.  New World boasts an impressive cast; you couldn’t find bigger stars in Korea. Some might be put off by the slower pace, especially noticeable in the first half, as it’s not one of their typical adrenaline-fueled action film with plenty of bloodshed. But every now and then, it’s nice to watch a film that focuses mainly on dialogue. The second half features a few more action-packed scenes (the elevator scene is amazing), and the ending presents an unexpected twist that left me shaking my head in disbelief. Yes, the Koreans navigate the crime genre like fearless predators, that’s undeniable. I give it 7.5/10. P.S. Jeong-min Hwang was quite entertaining as the villain with his unique performance :D ()