City of Damnation
2009 South Korean film
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City of Damnation (Korean: 유감스러운 도시; RR: Yugamseureoun dosi) is a 2009 South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Dong-won and is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs.[1]
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| Hangul | 유감스러운 도시 |
| Hanja | 遺憾스러운 都市 |
| RR | Yugamseureoun dosi |
| MR | Yugamsŭrŏun tosi |
| Directed by | Kim Dong-won |
| Written by | Kim Dong-won |
| Based on | Infernal Affairs by Alan Mak & Felix Chong |
| Starring | Jung Joon-ho Jung Woong-in Jung Woon-taek |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyo-jin |
| Edited by | Jeong Gwang-jin |
| Music by | Kim Si-hwan |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$7.5 million |
Plot
Jang Chun-dong is a traffic officer who aspires to become a homicide detective. After being noticed by his superiors, Chun-dong is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate a gangster network headed by Yang Kwang-seob. Meanwhile, Lee Jung-dae (Jung Woong-in), a member of Kwang-seob's gang, goes undercover himself by joining the police force. Jung-dae tries hard to gain favour with his squad leader and bureau director in an effort to expose Chun-dong's identity, but falls in love with a colleague, Cha Se-rin.
Cast
- Jung Joon-ho as Jang Chun-dong
- Jung Woong-in as Lee Jung-dae
- Jung Un-taek as Moon Dong-sik, a.k.a. Dae Ga-ri
- Park Sang-min as Ssang-kal
- Kim Sang-joong as Gangster boss Yang Kwang-seob
- Han Go-eun as Police lieutenant Cha Se-rin
- Sunwoo Jae-duk as Squad leader Park Jong-gi
- Park Yong-gi as Bureau director Cheon Seong-gi
- Kim Dae-hee as Won Sam-i, a.k.a. Won Sung-i
- Kang Seong-pil as Yang Pal-i
- Kim Young-hoon as Chef camouflage worker
Release
City of Damnation was released in South Korea on 22 January 2009,[2] and was the only Korean film to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, traditionally a big season for domestic films.[3] On its opening weekend it was ranked third at the box office with 249,720 admissions,[4] and the film's disappointing performance was thought to illustrate a steady decline in the popularity of the gangster comedy genre with local audiences.[5] As of 22 February, City of Damnation had received a total of 1,555,039 admissions nationwide,[6] and as of 1 March had grossed a total of US$7,545,744.[7]