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The Scam

The Scam

20095.61h 59m

Overview

Hyun-soo is a skillful individual stock investor, so-called ‘ant’. One day, he cashes in up seventy thousand dollars through stock trading and this jackpot gets him implicated in a $60 million stock manipulation by scam artists from various fields. With a huge pot of money before their eyes, the scam seems to be perfectly unfolding. But another scam is emerging underneath team as the scammers chase each other and are being chased at the end.

Directed by Lee Ho-jae
Written by Hong Won-chan, Lee Jae-hon
Produced by O Yeong-seok
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Top Cast

Park Yong-ha

Park Yong-ha

Kang Hyun-soo

Kim Min-joung

Kim Min-joung

Yu Seo-yeon

Park Hee-soon

Park Hee-soon

Hwang Jong-ku

Kim Moo-yul

Kim Moo-yul

Jo Min-hyung

Jun Kim

Jun Kim

Brian Choi

Lee Dong-yong

Lee Dong-yong

Hwang's security #1

Jo Jae-yun

Jo Jae-yun

Mr. Lee

Park Jae-woong

Park Jae-woong

Duk Sang-Lee

Jo Deok-hyeon

Jo Deok-hyeon

Park Chang-joo

Kim Yeong-hun

Kim Yeong-hun

Secretary Nam

Themes & Keywords

gangsterbetrayalstock marketstock exchange

About The Scam

The Scam is a crime, adventure, thriller, action film released in 2009 exploring themes of gangster, betrayal, stock market, stock exchange. Directed by Lee Ho-jae, it stars Park Yong-ha, Kim Min-joung, Park Hee-soon. Hyun-soo is a skillful individual stock investor, so-called ‘ant’. One day, he cashes in up seventy thousand dollars through stock trading and this jackpot gets him implicated in a $60 million stock manipulation by scam artists from various fields. With a huge pot of money before their eyes, the scam seems to be perfectly unfolding. But another scam is emerging underneath team as the scammers chase each other and are being chased at the end.

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