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Award winning director of The Chaser NA HONG-JIN now brings us the enthralling action packed thriller THE YELLOW SEA .
SYNOPSIS: Gu-nam is a desperate gambler and debt-ridden taxi driver in Yanji City in a region that has adjoining borders to North Korea, China and Russia. His wife fled to South Korea six months earlier and he hasn t heard from her since. In order to repay his debts and find his wife this mild unassuming man accepts a contract killing from hit man Myun-ga.
Crossing the dangerous Yellow Sea to Seoul he seeks out both his target and wife, but soon finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy of lies and betrayal. Before he can fulfil the contract, he witnesses others murder his target. Fleeing the scene, he is not only being pursued by the police, but those responsible.
THE YELLOW SEA is the first Korean film to ever receive investment from a major Hollywood studio (Fox International Productions).
REVIEWS: A gripping existentialist thriller, where jealousy, greed and desperation lead inexorably to a chaos of carnage, and where exile and death cross borders to merge into an emotionally-charged sequence of final images. (4.5 stars) - Film 4
Writer-director Na Hong-Jin achieves a vibe of urban desolation right off the bat, and deepens the mayhem with acutely observed and charged details about illegal-immigrant life. (4.5 stars) Village Voice
Fast and tense with twists that keep you on the edge of your seat. (4.5 stars) Electric Sheep Magazine
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SYNOPSIS: Gu-nam is a desperate gambler and debt-ridden taxi driver in Yanji City in a region that has adjoining borders to North Korea, China and Russia. His wife fled to South Korea six months earlier and he hasn t heard from her since. In order to repay his debts and find his wife this mild unassuming man accepts a contract killing from hit man Myun-ga.
Crossing the dangerous Yellow Sea to Seoul he seeks out both his target and wife, but soon finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy of lies and betrayal. Before he can fulfil the contract, he witnesses others murder his target. Fleeing the scene, he is not only being pursued by the police, but those responsible.
THE YELLOW SEA is the first Korean film to ever receive investment from a major Hollywood studio (Fox International Productions).
REVIEWS: A gripping existentialist thriller, where jealousy, greed and desperation lead inexorably to a chaos of carnage, and where exile and death cross borders to merge into an emotionally-charged sequence of final images. (4.5 stars) - Film 4
Writer-director Na Hong-Jin achieves a vibe of urban desolation right off the bat, and deepens the mayhem with acutely observed and charged details about illegal-immigrant life. (4.5 stars) Village Voice
Fast and tense with twists that keep you on the edge of your seat. (4.5 stars) Electric Sheep Magazine
EXTRAS:
- 8 behind the scenes featurettes
- 4 Trailers
Product Description
United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: Korean ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Korean ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind the scenes, Documentary, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, Trailer(s), Uncut, SYNOPSIS: Scorsese and Schrader's iconic portrait of God's Lonely Man hangs over this thrilling intense film, an electrifying crime thriller from the director of The Chaser. Gu-nam, a debt-ridden taxi driver, follows his missing wife on the illegal immigrant trail from China to South Korea as he prepares to murder a Seoul businessman. Gu-nam spends his time drinking and gambling as he attempts to blot out the wreck his life has become. His wife has crept over the border into South Korea and lost contact with him. His gambling debts are spiraling out of control. His selfrespect is non-existent. As the pressure mounts Gu-nam's desperation escalates. Eventually he can see no way out other than to accept the offer of local crime boss Myun to follow his wife to Seoul where he must murder a businessman. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...The Yellow Sea (2010) ( Hwanghae ) ( The Murderer ) (Blu-Ray)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By sabu
Format:DVD
This is truly a vicious tale that will totally grab your attention from beginning to end. A poor taxi driver strikes a bargain that he feels will get him out of debt once and for all. What it does is set him up for betrayal and he winds up running for his life from the cops and a vicious band of killers.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Robotman
Format:Blu-ray
I saw this at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2011 and have been dying to finally get this on blu-ray. This is a movie that has very few guns but all the knives and meat cleavers you could ask for. And uses them all.
The violence is brutal, bloody and often up close. It is also excessive and never ending. Western films often glorify an intense moment of violence whilst The Yellow Sea follows it to its (un)natural conclusion. Remember the days when Seagal would walk into a room with a knife and kill everybody? This is the modern equivalent but done with Asian flair, outstanding production values, and a human-centred, relevant and modern tale. Like many Asian films, it's also slightly confusing if your mind switches to autopilot. So whilst you could watch this as a straight 'action' film and be happy with the violence, it's much better getting involved in the story too.
The perfect non-Western action film.
The violence is brutal, bloody and often up close. It is also excessive and never ending. Western films often glorify an intense moment of violence whilst The Yellow Sea follows it to its (un)natural conclusion. Remember the days when Seagal would walk into a room with a knife and kill everybody? This is the modern equivalent but done with Asian flair, outstanding production values, and a human-centred, relevant and modern tale. Like many Asian films, it's also slightly confusing if your mind switches to autopilot. So whilst you could watch this as a straight 'action' film and be happy with the violence, it's much better getting involved in the story too.
The perfect non-Western action film.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By N. Chandran
Format:DVD
this movie is by the same guy who made the chaser and stars the same two main protogonists in the earlier movie. but this time around, the roles are swapped and the pimp from chaser is the baddie while the psycho from chaser is the good guy.
offered a chance to clear his debts by taking up a contract killing, a north korean immigrant in china goes to seoul (south korea) to complete his mission and also find his wife who had moved there earlier.
but things aren't always what they seem and so the story veers from one twist to another to climax tragically ...
the hypnotic music, the grainy amosphere, the hardships of illegal immigration, the savegery of mob life and the varied dynamics of the human condition make this movie a very entertaining offering from south korea. you just can't beat these guys when it comes to thrillers.
offered a chance to clear his debts by taking up a contract killing, a north korean immigrant in china goes to seoul (south korea) to complete his mission and also find his wife who had moved there earlier.
but things aren't always what they seem and so the story veers from one twist to another to climax tragically ...
the hypnotic music, the grainy amosphere, the hardships of illegal immigration, the savegery of mob life and the varied dynamics of the human condition make this movie a very entertaining offering from south korea. you just can't beat these guys when it comes to thrillers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the year's best....
The new movie from the director of 'The Chaser' is as good and even more thrilling. I might point out at this point that Amazon does not advertise that this is the director's... Read more
Published 5 months ago by twitter-bird
4.0 out of 5 stars
Generic and not always convincing but surprisingly effective
Korean thriller The Yellow Sea didn't make as much impact in the west as director Na Hong-jin's previous thriller The Chaser [DVD] did, but it's a much more satisfying film. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
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Korean Tale of Murder, Double Crosses, Car Chases, Inept Cops and...
This is a truly stupendous film that takes a while to sink in. It is South Korean (with sub titles) but starts its story in Yanju City in the Yanbian Province of China. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Tommy D
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bone-crunching action and spectacularly choreographed chase sequences...
Yanji is a place which exists somewhere near the border between North Korea, China and Russia, a mild-mannered cab driver Gu-nam (Ha Jung-Woo) is given an offer to clear his debts... Read more
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A film of several themes.
The next film by The Chaser's director builds on many of the themes in that film. Here we have a twisted world in which probably no-one would choose to inhabit, where cops are... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Self Styled Rocker
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