A disgruntled henchman teams up with an ambitious prosecutor to bring down a leading presidential candidate and the news editor behind him who is truly pulling the strings.
Acting
Lee Byung-hun's physical transformation into broken masculinity
Writing
Webtoon source material sharpened into prestige grime
Direction
Woo Min-ho treats corruption like slow-motion car crash
Director
Woo Min-ho
Lee Byung-hun
Ahn Sang-goo
Cho Seung-woo
Woo Jang-hoon
Baek Yoon-sik
Lee Kang-hee
Lee Kyung-young
Jang Pil-woo
Kim Hong-pa
Oh Hyun-soo
Lee El
Joo Eun-hye
Jeong Man-sik
Chief Prosecutor
Bae Sung-woo
Park Jong-pal
Kim Dae-myung
Go Sang-chul
Jo Woo-jin
Managing Director Jo
Hwang Byeong-gug
Film Producer
Kim Eui-sung
Editor-in-chief
Jo Jae-yun
Mr. Bang
Park Jin-woo
Mr. Lee
Nam Il-woo
Jang-hoon's Father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Kang-hee's character mirrors real Korean media moguls who faced prosecution for election manipulation—art imitating headlines.
The hand-slamming scene required practical effects so visceral that crew members reportedly walked off set; Lee Byung-hun insisted on multiple takes.
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