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A Dirty Carnival

A Dirty Carnival

A world without trust and mercy.

20067.02h 21m

Overview

A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

Directed by Yoo Ha
Written by Yoo Ha
Produced by Kim Mi-hee
Box OfficeBudget: $4.7MRevenue: $10.4M

Top Cast

Zo In-sung

Zo In-sung

Kim Byung-doo

Cheon Ho-jin

Cheon Ho-jin

President Hwang

Namkoong Min

Namkoong Min

Nam Min-ho

Lee Bo-young

Lee Bo-young

Hyun-joo

Jin Goo

Jin Goo

Jong-soo

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Sang-cheol

Sunwoo Eun-Sook

Sunwoo Eun-Sook

Byung-doo's Mother

Lee Jong-hyuk

Lee Jong-hyuk

Gangster

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Young-pil

Huh Yi-jae

Huh Yi-jae

Kim Seon-ok

Themes & Keywords

assassinationgangstermale friendshipfistfightfilmmaking

About A Dirty Carnival

A Dirty Carnival is a crime, drama, action film released in 2006 exploring themes of assassination, gangster, male friendship, fistfight, filmmaking. Directed by Yoo Ha, it stars Zo In-sung, Cheon Ho-jin, Namkoong Min. A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

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