The King

You claw your way up to be a prosecutor in South Korea. But the spoils of power demand compromising choices. Director Han Jae-rim uses chiaroscuro lighting to hint at moral murk. It lingers in the mind like smoke.

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Han Jae-rim directed The King in 2017. See Han Jae-rim's full filmography, where to start with Han Jae-rim, or where to go after you've seen everything by Han Jae-rim.

The King was released in 2017 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 134 minutes.