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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • CJ Entertainment America
  • 2 h 16 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • CJ Entertainment America
  • 2 h 16 m

Summary Detective Han (Jung Woo-sung), who for years has been secretly doing dirty work for the corrupt mayor Park Sungbae (Hwang Jung-min), is now pressured by a ruthless prosecutor Kim Cha-in (Kwak Do-won) to cooperate in an investigation against the mayor. Feeling trapped, Han persuades his young partner Sunmo (Ju Ji-hoon) to take over his wo...

Directed By: Sung-su Kim

Written By: Sung-su Kim

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • CJ Entertainment America
  • 2 h 16 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • CJ Entertainment America
  • 2 h 16 m

Asura: The City of Madness

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
64
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Summary Detective Han (Jung Woo-sung), who for years has been secretly doing dirty work for the corrupt mayor Park Sungbae (Hwang Jung-min), is now pressured by a ruthless prosecutor Kim Cha-in (Kwak Do-won) to cooperate in an investigation against the mayor. Feeling trapped, Han persuades his young partner Sunmo (Ju Ji-hoon) to take over his wo...

Directed By: Sung-su Kim

Written By: Sung-su Kim

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
64
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4 Reviews
33% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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75
Oct 12, 2016
An above average, carnage-driven Korean crime drama.
By Bradley Warren FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 7, 2016
This decidedly dark and super-violent South Korean crime drama from Kim Sung-su tells a tale so jam-packed with betrayals, double-crosses and alleged authority figures that even the most dedicated of genre buffs may find it too unrelentingly grim and cynical for their tastes.
By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 13, 2016
Winningly over-the-top Korean gangster drama Asura: The City of Madness is what you'd get if you combined The Wire with a really good soap opera.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 8, 2016
Though the plot’s too convoluted, the relentless pace and pungent atmosphere elevate the film above the typical grim crime stories soaked in blood and despair.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 17, 2016
Fight scenes are staged with brutal directness and relentless energy in an interminable series of beatings, shootings and more creatively inspired assaults.
By Justin Lowe FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 13, 2016
As the suspense slackens and blood starts spilling nearly to the point of self-parody, it almost seems designed as a test of mettle — for both the filmmakers and the audience.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Frontier Works Comic, Sanai Pictures, Stone Comics Entertainment
Release Date Oct 7, 2016
Duration 2 h 16 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Once you trip in, there is no way out
Website https://www.facebook.com/cjentertainmentinternational/
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Awards

Buil Film Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Blue Dragon Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 5 Nominations

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