THE MERCILESS

BULHANDANG

By Sung-Hyun BYUN

TWIN CO., LTD - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, JAPAN

Crime - Completed 2017

Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives start to emerge.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2017
Out of Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Crime, Action/Adventure
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 120 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sung-Hyun BYUN
    • Producer(s)
    • Miky LEE, Tae-Sung JEONG
    • Synopsis
    • Jae-ho, who only tries to be the number one in his crime organization, meets an ambitious newbie, Hyun-su in prison. Jae-ho has never trusted anyone in his life, but after Hyun-su saves him from a sudden attack, they become loyal to each other and promise to work together. After release, they team up and try to take over the crime ring, but their ulterior motives slowly surface. Their relationship is shaken when they begin to discover what lies beneath their trust.