Public Enemy

"Lawless cops and a savage killer battle to the bitter end!"

2002 2h 18m KO

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 72

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Synopsis

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A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.

“Lawless cops and a savage killer battle to the bitter end!”

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Cast

Sul Kyung-gu
Kang Chul-joong
Lee Sung-jae
Jo Kyu-hwan
Kang Shin-il
Eom Chung-il
Kim Jung-hak
Kim Young-soo
Do Yong-gu
Detective Nam
Ahn Nae-sang
Detective Lee
Lee Moon-sik
Lee Ahn-soo
Sung Ji-ru
Dae-kil

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kang Woo-suk
Writers: Kim Hyeon-jeong, Jung Yoon-sup, Baek Seung-jae
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Public Enemy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kang Woo-suk, shot by Kim Sung-bok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Sul Kyung-gu and Lee Sung-jae and Kang Shin-il carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Lawless cops and a savage killer battle to the bitter end!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0306909 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kang Woo-suk directs. Kim Sung-bok behind the camera. Ko Im-pyo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Part of the "Public Enemy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kang Woo-suk, shot by Kim Sung-bok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sul Kyung-gu and Lee Sung-jae and Kang Shin-il carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Lawless cops and a savage killer battle to the bitter end!".
7IMDB entry: tt0306909 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.