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The Drug King(Movie, 2018)

Original title: "마약왕" (Korean/KO)
2h 19min | Genres: Crime, Action, Drama
The Drug KingRating: 3.1/5 (with 5656 votes)
The Drug King (Korean: 마약왕; Hanja: 麻藥王; RR: Mayakwang) is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Woo Min-ho. It stars Song Kang-ho as Lee Doo-sam, an ordinary small-time narcotics dealer who becomes an infamous drug lord in Korea during the 1970s. The film also features Jo Jung-suk as a prosecutor from Seoul who is intent on taking Lee down and Bae Doona as a lobbyist who guides Lee into the upper levels of drug dealing. Other cast members include Kim Dae-myung, Kim So-jin, Lee Hee-joon, Jo Woo-jin and Yoon Je-moon. The film was released on December 19, 2018. ()
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Available languages: Spanish, Korean (Audio Description), Korean (Original), Portuguese (Brazil)
Available subtitles: English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin) (Simplified Chinese), Chinese (Mandarin) (Traditional Chinese)
Duration: 2h 19min
Genres: Korean / Movies Based on Real Life / Dramas
Keywords: Violent
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About The Drug King

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

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The Drug King (Korean Movie) Netflix Trailer - English(Trailer, 1:05)

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The Drug King (Korean Movie) Netflix Trailer - English (Trailer) | [마약왕] 캐릭터 예고편 (Trailer, KO) | [마약왕] 메인 30초 예고편 (Teaser, KO) | [마약왕] 티저 30초 예고편 (Teaser, KO) | [마약왕] 메인 예고편 (Trailer, KO) | [마약왕] 티저 예고편 (Teaser, KO) | [마약왕] 제작기 영상 (Behind the Scenes, KO)

Additional Information

Production country: South Korea
Plays in: Busan
Original language: Korean (KO)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 20 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/19/2018
Director: Woo Min-ho
Screenwriter: Woo Min-ho
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mayakwang"
"The Drug King (2018)"

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