The Drug King

Year: 2018

Runtime: 139 mins

Language: Korean

Director: Woo Min-ho

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In 1970s Busan, South Korea, Lee Doo-sam begins as a small-time smuggler who becomes entangled with a drug gang. Driven by ambition and quick wit, he rises through the criminal underworld, seizing control of the drug trade. He then leads a deceptive double life, appearing as a respected community leader by day while operating as a notorious drug lord under the cover of night, balancing his criminal enterprise with public perception.

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