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A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.



Zo In-sung
Park Tae-su

Jung Woo-sung
Han Kang-sik

Bae Sung-woo
Yang Dong-chul

Kim A-joong
Lim Sang-hee

Ryu Jun-yeol
Choi Doo-il

Kim Eui-sung
Kim Eung-su

Jung Eun-chae
Park Si-yeon

Kim So-jin
Ahn Hee-yeon

Hwang Seung-eon
Jeon Hee-sung

Lee Ju-yeon
Cha Mi-ryun
The King is a crime, action film released in 2017 exploring themes of politics, prosecutor, busan, south korea. Directed by Han Jae-rim, it stars Zo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung, Bae Sung-woo. A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.
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