If you loved The Big Swindle, try The Thieves
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Choi Dong-hoon, and they both carry the raw, unhinged mood tags, and they sit in Action / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Big Swindle, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Thieves is
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.

