The Thieves

You assemble with a crew of Korean and Hong Kong thieves. You're after a diamond necklace locked in a Macao casino vault, but old grudges surface. Police pressure mounts. Choi directs the action with kinetic grace. The film lingers on the idea that trust is a fragile thing.

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Choi Dong-hoon directed The Thieves in 2012. See Choi Dong-hoon's full filmography, where to start with Choi Dong-hoon, or where to go after you've seen everything by Choi Dong-hoon.

The Thieves was released in 2012 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 135 minutes.