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The Outlaws

The Outlaws

Kickstarting a plan to mop up the mob in one clean sweep!

20177.72h 1m

Overview

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

Directed by Kang Yun-sung
Written by Lee Yoon-ho, Kang Yun-sung, Lee Seok-geun
Produced by Yoo Young-chae
Box OfficeBudget: $5.9MRevenue: $52.9M

Top Cast

Ma Dong-seok

Ma Dong-seok

Ma Seok-do

Yoon Kye-sang

Yoon Kye-sang

Jang Chen

Jo Jae-yun

Jo Jae-yun

President Hwang

Choi Gwi-hwa

Choi Gwi-hwa

Jeon Il-man

Lim Hyung-jun

Lim Hyung-jun

Do Seung-woo

Jin Sun-kyu

Jin Sun-kyu

Wi Seong-rak

Hong Gi-jun

Hong Gi-jun

Park Byoung-sik

Heo Dong-won

Heo Dong-won

Oh Dong-gyun

Ha Jun

Ha Jun

Kang Hong-seok

Kim Sung-kyu

Kim Sung-kyu

Yang-tae

Themes & Keywords

policedetectivegangillegal alien2000skorean chineseseoul, south korea

About The Outlaws

The Outlaws is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of police, detective, gang, illegal alien, 2000s, korean chinese. Directed by Kang Yun-sung, it stars Ma Dong-seok, Yoon Kye-sang, Jo Jae-yun. In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

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