The Drug King
마약왕
2018 · 2h 19m · Action, Crime, Drama · South Korea · Rated 19 (KR)
He who was a criminal and a patriot.
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
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Woo Min-ho6.2Smart score
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1970s1980sbased on true storybusan, south koreadrug abusedrug dealerdrug lorddrug traffickingjewellerosaka, japanpolice corruptionpolitical corruptionyakuza
Rating19 (KR)
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