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IMDb rating 7.3
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Critic rating 8

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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

Na Hong-Jin's unusual thriller could have the highest knife count this side of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. A violent thrill-ride to a dark new corner of Asian cinema.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...a deafening explosion of energy, gruesome violence and chaos...

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Na Hong-jin
Director
Na Hong-jin
Writer
Hong-jin Na
Director
Hong-jin Na
Writer
Jo Jae-yun
As Busan Port Truck Driver
Ha Jung-woo
As Kim Gu-nam
Cho Seong-ha
As Kim Tae-won

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Gu-nam, a debt-ridden taxi driver in a northeastern Chinese city, accepts a contract killing in South Korea to repay his debts and find his missing wife. However, the job goes awry when he witnesses the target's murder and is forced to flee the police. Now, Gu-nam must navigate a dangerous web of gangsters and corrupt authorities to uncover the truth and survive.

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