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Movie poster: Gangnam Blues (2015)
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Gangnam Blues

2015 · 135 min Action Crime Thriller
6.4 / 10 · TMDB

An empty glass on the windowsill. A letter without a signature. In the 1970s, as Seoul’s Gangnam district transforms from farmland into a goldmine, two childhood friends find themselves on opposite sides of a brutal real estate war. Jong-dae and Yong-ki navigate a world of political corruption and gangland violence, where loyalty is the first casualty of ambition. This 2015 action crime thriller is a gritty portrait of brotherhood shattered by the relentless pursuit of power during Korea’s most explosive era of development.

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Original Title 강남 1970
Year 2015
Country South Korea
Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
Director Yoo Ha
Runtime 135 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.4/10 (92 votes)

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Director Heo Jin-ho frames the narrative through the grime of construction sites and the cold gleam of emerging capital. The cinematography does not shy away from portraying violence as the inevitable cost of a place in a transforming Seoul.

This is for viewers drawn to historical dramas about the price of progress, where personal tragedy is inseparable from societal shift. One feels the weight of choices that fracture destinies. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yoo Ha

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