The Drug King
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.
- Director
- Woo Min-ho
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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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- Release date
- Dec 19, 2018
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
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- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- South Korea
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