The Outlaws | |
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Hangul | 범죄도시 |
Hanja | 犯罪都市 |
Literal meaning | Crime City |
Revised Romanization | Beomjoedosi |
McCune–Reischauer | Pŏmjoedoshi |
Directed by | Kang Yun-seong |
Written by | Kang Yun-seong |
Produced by | Yoo Yeong-chae |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ju Sung-lim Kim Yong-seong |
Edited by | Kim Sun-min Hwang Eun-ju |
Production companies | Hong Film B.A. Entertainment |
Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$52.9 million[1] |
The Outlaws (Korean: 범죄도시; lit. Crime City) is a 2017 South Korean crime action film written and directed by Kang Yoon-sung, and starring Ma Dong-seok, and Yoon Kye-sang.[2] It was released on October 3, 2017.[3][4] Set in 2004, the film revolves around Detective Ma Seok-do, who tries to control the gang-wars between Chinese-Korean gangs while also dealing with a ruthless loan shark named Jang-Chen.
The Outlaws is the first installment of The Roundup series. It was followed by a three sequels: The Roundup (2022), The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), and The Roundup: Punishment (2024).
Ma Suk-Do is a detective in Guro District, Seoul. Ma and his Captain Jeon Il-man, try to keep the peace while two local Chinese-Korean gangs battle over control of Chinatown: the Venom Gang headed by Ahn Sung-Tae and the Cobra Gang headed by Jang-I-Soo.
Jang Chen, bloodthirsty leader of the Chinese loansharking Black Dragon Gang, makes his own brutal moves to take over Chinatown along with his henchmen Sung-Rak and Yang-Tae. They kill Sung-Tae and take over Jang-I-Soo's casino. Enraged, Jang-I-Soo attacks the casino. Sung-Rak and Yung-Tae fight with Jang-I-Soo and his henchmen, but are interrupted by Ma, who arrests Sung-Rak. Yang-Tae escapes and informs Jang-Chen.
Ma and Jeon learn about Jang Chen's crimes and plan to arrest him. Jang Chen and Yang-Tae attack Jang-I-soo and his henchmen and kill them at Jang-I-Soo's mother's birthday party. Later, Jang Chen's location is revealed to hotelier and CEO Hwang. Jang Chen had killed Hwang's men in his hotel. Hwang's men try to kill Jang Chen in revenge but, he manages to escape. Hwang is later killed by Jang Chen, who learned of Hwang's attempt on his life. Detective Ma seeks the help of Chinatown citizens for help to catch the Chinese loansharks. They agree and start taking photos of the gang members.
Ma and his fellow police officers arrest all of them, including Yang-Tae. One of the police officers named Kang Hong-seok, sees Jang Chen and pursues him. However, he gets trapped and Jang Chen tries to run him over with a car. Ma saves him by crashing into Jang Chen's car. But, Jang Chen escapes. Ma chases after him but, loses sight of him after a while. Jang Chen reaches the airport to fly back to China. Ma finds Chen in the airport restroom and they fight. Ma manages to knock down Jang Chen and leaves him handcuffed in the restroom. The gang leaders are arrested and Jeon is congratulated by the commissioner where Ma and his team celebrate for solving the case. Just then, Ma is called by the commissioner to investigate another case.
Principal photography began on February 27, 2017 and ended on July 19, 2017.[7]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Dirty Dog" | Killagramz | Big Banana | Killagramz | 3:04 |
2. | "Dirty Dog" (Inst.) | Big Banana | 3:04 | ||
Total length: | 6:08 |
The Outlaws opened in South Korea on October 3, 2017. By October 23, it grossed US$36.3 million from more than 5 million admissions.[9] One month after it was released, the film marked 6.05 million admissions, with US$44.1 million gross. By December 1, the film had reached 6.87 million admissions with a gross of US$51.8 million, making it the 3rd highest-grossing domestic film of the year in South Korea and the third best-selling R-rated Korean film of all time.[10][11][12]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | 37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Top 10 Films | The Outlaws | Won | [13] |
Best New Director | Kang Yoon-sung | Won | |||
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | [14] | ||
Best Technical Achievement-Stunts | The Outlaws | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Won | |||
2018 | 9th Korea Film Reporters Association Film Awards (KOFRA) | Won | [15] | ||
54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Ma Dong-seok | Nominated | [16][17] | |
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Kim Sung-kyu | Nominated | |||
Heo Sung-tae | Nominated | ||||
Best New Director | Kim Yoon-sung | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | [18][19] | |||
Best New Director | Won | ||||
Best Actor | Ma Dong-seok | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | |||
27th Buil Film Awards | Best New Director | Kang Yoon-sung | Nominated | [20] | |
55th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | [21] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | |||
Best Planning | The Outlaws | Nominated | |||
2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | [22] | |
Best New Actor | Kim Sung-kyu | Nominated | |||
18th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Director | Kang Yoon-sung | Won |
Main article: The Roundup (film series) |
Main article: The Roundup (2022 film) |
A sequel of the film titled as The Roundup directed by Lee Sang-yong was released on May 18, 2022.[23] Ma Dong-seok, Choi Gwi-hwa, Park Ji-hwan, Heo Dong-won, and Ha Jun reprised their roles. The film became the highest-grossing film of the year surpassing 10 million ticket sales on the 25th day since its release.[24] It also became the 3rd highest-grossing film and 9th most viewed film in South Korean cinema history.[25]
Main article: The Roundup: No Way Out |
The production of a second sequel under title The Roundup: No Way Out is currently in progress with a target release in 2023.[25]
Main article: The Roundup: Punishment |
The production of a third sequel under title The Roundup: Punishment is currently in progress with a target release in 2024.[25]