The Outlaws (2017 film)

The Outlaws
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	범죄도시
Hanja	犯罪都市
Revised Romanization	Beomjoedosi
McCune–Reischauer	Pŏmchoe tosi
Directed by	Kang Yoon-sung
Written by	Kang Yoon-sung
Produced by	Yoo Yeong-chae
Starring	Ma Dong-seok Yoon Kye-sang
Cinematography	Ju Sung-lim Kim Yong-seong
Edited by	Kim Sun-min Hwang Eun-ju
Production companies	Hong Film B.A. Entertainment
Distributed by	Megabox Plus M
Release date	October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) (South Korea)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$52.9 million[1]

The Outlaws is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kang Yoon-sung. The film stars Ma Dong-seok and Yoon Kye-sang.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Plot[]

Based on real events that occurred in 2004 and 2007 dubbed the "Heuksapa Incident", the story follows a turf war that grows between a local gang that runs Garibong-dong in Guro District, Seoul and the Heuksapa gang from Yanbian, China;^[8] the police are called in to attempt to bring peace to the neighborhood. Jang Chen (Yoon Kye-Sang) came from China and now works as a loan shark in a seedy Chinatown area of Seoul. He's backed up by his bloodthirsty henchmen Wei Sung-Rak (Jin Seon-kyu) and Yang-Tae (Kim Sung-Kyu). Jang Chen is beyond brutal in his methods to collect money. Meanwhile, Ma Suk-Do (Ma Dong-Seok) is a detective in the Chinatown area of Seoul. He tries to keep the peace, while two Chinese-Korean gangs battle over turf in the neighborhood. Jang Chen makes his move to take over.^[9]

Cast[]

Main[]

• Ma Dong-seok as Ma Seok-do^[10]

A police officer in Seoul's Crime Unit who fears nothing. He is given ten days to put an end to Chinese-Korean gang wars in the Garibong district.

• Yoon Kye-sang as Jang Chen^[11]

A notorious crime lord, from Harbin, China, leader of Heilungbo (黒龙波, one of chinese mafia）who comes to Garibong to collect debts. He is known for dismembering anyone who puts up a fight.

• Jo Jae-yoon as Boss Hwang Choon-sik
• Choi Gwi-hwa as Captain Jeon

Supporting[]

Special appearances[]

• Cho Jin-woong as Chief of Regional police investigation unit
• Jung In-gi as Chief of police
• Ye Jung-hwa as Airport head
• Yoon Joo as Kang Hong-seok's fiancée

Production[]

Principal photography began on February 27, 2017 and ended on July 19, 2017.^[12]

Remake[]

The film is remade in Indian Hindi-language version in the name of Radhe. It was released on 13 May 2021 to negative reviews.^[13][14]

Reception[]

The Outlaws opened in South Korea on October 3, 2017. By October 23, it grossed US$36.3 million from more than 5 million admissions.^[15] One month after it was released, the film marked 6.05 million admissions, with US$44.1 million gross. By December 1, the film had reached 6.87 million admissions with a gross of US$51.8 million, making it the 3rd highest-grossing domestic film of the year in South Korea and the third best-selling R-rated Korean film of all time.^[16][17][18]

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

External links[]

• The Outlaws at IMDb
• The Outlaws at HanCinema