DIE BAD: Ryoo Seung-Wan’s Breakout Makes Its Jeonju Festival Debut In 4K Next Month!
The ceremony continues for anyone ardently following the work of director Ryoo Seung-wan. The hitmaker’s career of more than two-decades is now readying one of Ryoo’s biggest throwbacks for the 25th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival, with Ryoo’s 2000 feature debut, Die Bad. Sung-bin accidentally commits manslaughter while breaking up his friend Suk-hwan’s rumble. After serving his sentence, Sung-bin reaches out to Suk-hwan but now a police investigator, Suk-hwan avoids Sung-bin. One day, Sung-bin saves a mobster by chance, and follows him into the world of violence. Suk-hwan’s brother Sang-hwan secretly enters the gang finds a place under Sung-bin’s wing, making their relationships even more twisted. As Ryoo’s fans know, the four-part Die Bad was key to solidifying Ryoo in the action genre for years to come. Boxing drama Crying Fist, modern day martial arts fantasy romp Arahan, and gangbuster delight City Of Violence have all earned their place […]