The Unjust
Working off another writer’s script for the first time, Ryoo has created a complex work that begins as a crime thriller, but soon leaves the crime behind to focus on the characters and the corrupt system they inhabit.
(...) With the nation outraged over the slaying of several elementary school girls, an errant policeman kills the prime suspect before any hard evidence is secured. Feeling pressure from the president himself, the police superintendent turns to Captain Choi Cheol-gi (Hwang) and urges him to wrap up the case quickly.
Helped by a gangster-turned-businessman Jang (Yoo Hae-jin in a great supporting role), Choi arranges for an “actor” to be found and charged with the crime. However this action unwittingly sets off a chain of events affecting an ambitious public prosecutor (Ryoo), who receives backing from a powerful rival of Jang’s. Soon, the police captain and the public prosecutor become locked in a bitter conflict.
(...) Fast-paced and skilfully edited together, The Unjust succeeds in taking familiar observations about bureaucracy and corruption and lending them a new poignancy.
Darcy Paquet, Screen International
[O]ne of Korea's most diverse, polished and just plain talented directors.
Todd Brown, Twitch
Original title: Bu-Dang-Geo-Rae
Duration: 119 min
Dialogue: Korean
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K18
