A Better Tomorrow 2012

Movie · Action · Drama

Brothers, Enemies, Killers! A Korean remake of John Woo's successful "A Better Tomorrow", it tells of Hyeok (Jin-mo), who lives the fast life as a high-ranking mobster in Busan, South Korea with his closest pal, fellow mobster Yeong-choon (Seung-heon). Hyeok is haunted by the memory of leaving behind his younger brother Cheol (Kang-woo) and mother as they attempted to flee into South Korea from North Korea. In a set-up, Hyeok is captured by the police and jailed. Three years later, he is released and travels back to Busan to find his younger brother Cheol now a high-ranking police officer. Hyeok tries to earn back the trust of his brother, but rejection and betrayal are hard to forget. Things come to a head when Yeong-choon pulls Hyeok into doing one last gig. It happens to be the case that Officer Cheol is in charge of, and the three brothers meet again one final time.

2010 · 2h 3m
  • 93%
Starring Joo Jin-mo, Song Seung-heon, Kim Kang-woo
Director Song Hae-sung

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Cast & Crew

  • Joo Jin-mo
    Kim Hyeok
  • Song Seung-heon
    Yeong-choon
  • Kim Kang-woo
    Kim Cheol
  • Jo Han-sun
    Tae Min
  • Lee Gyeong-yeong
    Lieutenant Park
  • K‌J
    Kim Ji-yeong
    Aunt
  • Song Hae-sung
    Director
  • K‌J
    Kim Jeong-hwan
    Producer
  • L‌J
    Lee Jae-jin
    Music

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A Better Tomorrow 2012

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Brothers, Enemies, Killers! A Korean remake of John Woo's successful "A Better Tomorrow", it tells of Hyeok (Jin-mo), who lives the fast life as a high-ranking mobster in Busan, South Korea with his closest pal, fellow mobster Yeong-choon (Seung-heon). Hyeok is haunted by the memory of leaving behind his younger brother Cheol (Kang-woo) and mother as they attempted to flee into South Korea from North Korea. In a set-up, Hyeok is captured by the police and jailed. Three years later, he is released and travels back to Busan to find his younger brother Cheol now a high-ranking police officer. Hyeok tries to earn back the trust of his brother, but rejection and betrayal are hard to forget. Things come to a head when Yeong-choon pulls Hyeok into doing one last gig. It happens to be the case that Officer Cheol is in charge of, and the three brothers meet again one final time.

93%

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Average 7.31
Reviews 14
Fresh 13
Rotten 1

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Studio
Los Banditos Films
Released
2010
Run Time
2 hr 3 min
Rated
15 15
Regions of Origin
South Korea, Japan
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Languages

Original Audio
Korean, Korean (South Korea), Spanish (Spain), Japanese (Japan), Kanuri (South Korea)
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Korean (South Korea) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (United Kingdom) (Always On)

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