El Despiadado

Night streets, South Korea + pouring rain + a dropped blade. An ambitious convict takes a younger protégé under his wing inside a teeming prison, only to find himself in a bloody power struggle after their release. This is prime hard-boiled neo-noir.

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Byun Sung-hyun directed El Despiadado in 2017. See Byun Sung-hyun's full filmography, where to start with Byun Sung-hyun, or where to go after you've seen everything by Byun Sung-hyun.

El Despiadado was released in 2017 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.