The Crocodile

Taxi Driver meets Oliver Twist. Crocodile lives under the Han River, surviving by schemes and theft. It delivers a gritty portrait of South Korea's underside.

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Kim Ki-duk directed The Crocodile in 1996. See Kim Ki-duk's full filmography, where to start with Kim Ki-duk, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kim Ki-duk.

The Crocodile was released in 1996 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.