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  • 2022
  • 815 Pictures
  • 1 h 59 m
  • 2022
  • 815 Pictures
  • 1 h 59 m

Summary Park Gang-Yoon (Cho Jin-Woong) is the chief of an investigation team that deals with serious crimes. His team has an unrivaled arrest record. Park Gang-Yoon prioritizes making arrests. For that, he doesn't mind using illegal methods to get information. Choi Min-Jae (Choi Woo-Sik) is a rookie police officer. He is a man of principle. To ...

Directed By: Kyu-maan Lee

Written By: Jô Sasaki, Bae Young-Ik

  • 2022
  • 815 Pictures
  • 1 h 59 m
  • 2022
  • 815 Pictures
  • 1 h 59 m

The Policeman's Lineage

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Park Gang-Yoon (Cho Jin-Woong) is the chief of an investigation team that deals with serious crimes. His team has an unrivaled arrest record. Park Gang-Yoon prioritizes making arrests. For that, he doesn't mind using illegal methods to get information. Choi Min-Jae (Choi Woo-Sik) is a rookie police officer. He is a man of principle. To ...

Directed By: Kyu-maan Lee

Written By: Jô Sasaki, Bae Young-Ik

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Metascore
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70
Jun 10, 2022
The film’s exploration of crime-fighting’s gray areas is familiar; but strong performances, some stylistic flair and a matter-of-fact tone give The Policeman’s Lineage the ring of truth.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
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Jun 8, 2022
Forget the cop-out of an anti-climax that the makers of The Policeman’s Lineage insisted upon, and you’ve got a decent thriller built around the struggle for a young Korean cop’s soul.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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Jun 8, 2022
The director, Lee Kyu-man, makes the camera hover tensely over scenes, but only a couple of action sequences pack much oomph. There’s more sinister tension in brief scenes with elder statesmen of the criminal world, who are chillingly self-assured.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
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Jun 15, 2022
While the first hour or so is compelling, the problem with The Policeman’s Lineage isn’t so much the fact that it’s an amalgamation of various genres and tropes, but more that there is little coherency when the film transitions between them, creating a feeling of whiplash.
By Christian Gallichio FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Leeyang Film
Release Date Jan 6, 2022
Duration 1 h 59 m
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Tagline Lingering tension of two cops. Who will you trust.
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