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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

Na Hong-Jin's unusual thriller could have the highest knife count this side of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. A violent thrill-ride to a dark new corner of Asian cinema.

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Cast & Crew

Na Hong-jin
Director
Na Hong-jin
Writer
Lee Jun-hyeok
As Dog Seller
Jeong Man-sik
As Detective 1
Jo Jae-yun
As Busan Port Truck Driver
Ha Jung-woo
As Kim Gu-nam
Kim Jae-hwa
As Do-man Hotel Staff
Yoon Byung-hee
As Waiter

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Gu-nam, a debt-ridden taxi driver in a northeastern Chinese city, accepts a contract killing in South Korea to repay his debts and find his missing wife. However, the job goes awry when he witnesses the target's murder and is forced to flee the police. Now, Gu-nam must navigate a dangerous web of gangsters and corrupt authorities to uncover the truth and survive.

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The Yellow Sea was released in theaters on October 21, 2011.