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City of Damnation

2009 · 121 min Comedy
4.9 / 10 · TMDB

Jang Choon-dong is a traffic officer who aspires to become a homicide detective. He is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate a gangster network. Meanwhile, Lee Joong-dae, a member of Kwang-seob's gang, goes undercover himself by joining the police force. Joong-dae tries hard to gain favor with his squad leader in an effort to expose Choon-dong's identity.

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Original Title 유감스러운 도시
Year 2009
Country South Korea
Genre Comedy
Director Kim Dong-won
Runtime 121 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.9/10 (6 votes)

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The film constructs its humor on the foundation of a symmetrical plot, where a cop infiltrates a gang while a gangster infiltrates the police. It explores the inherent absurdity of both institutions through a series of escalating misunderstandings and role reversals, relying on situational comedy rather than slapstick.

What lingers after the credits is the playful satire of procedural tropes and the universal desire for career advancement, even in the most incongruous circumstances. A lighthearted caper that delivers consistent laughs. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Kim Dong-won

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