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Released 9 years ago.
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The Prison
"Rule The Outside From Within."
2017 2h 5m KO
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CrimeAction
Synopsis
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An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate running a crime syndicate and becomes part of the crime empire.
โRule The Outside From Within.โ
Where to watch ยท US
Cast
Han Suk-kyu
Jung Ik-ho
Kim Rae-won
Song Yoo-gun
Jung Woong-in
Prison Director Kang
Jo Jae-yun
Hong-pyo
Shin Sung-rok
Chang-gil
Jeon Bae-soo
Chief of Security
Lee Kyung-young
Director Bae
Kang Shin-il
Director Noh
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Na Hyun
- Writers
- Na Hyun
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Na Hyun, shot by Hong Jae-sik. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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AWARDS
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Han Suk-kyu and Kim Rae-won and Jung Woong-in carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Rule The Outside From Within.".
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IMDB entry: tt6589464 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Na Hyun directs. Hong Jae-sik behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Directed by Na Hyun, shot by Hong Jae-sik. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Han Suk-kyu and Kim Rae-won and Jung Woong-in carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Rule The Outside From Within.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt6589464 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 16 themes, including "corrupt system", "power struggle", "hand to hand combat", "criminal organization".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hong Jae-sik
- Original score
- Bang Jun-seok
- Editing
- Kim Chang-ju
- Production design
- Lee Nae-kyung
- Costume design
- Choi Yoon-sun
- Makeup / hair
- Moon Sun-young
- Stunt coordinator
- Jang Han-seung
- Runtime
- 125 min ยท 2h 5m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Na Hyun
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CU
Curo Holdings
KR
Key crew
- Action DirectorKim Min-su
- Action DirectorJang Han-seung
- Martial Arts ChoreographerJang Han-seung
- Stunt CoordinatorJang Han-seung
- Martial Arts ChoreographerKim Min-su
- Stunt CoordinatorKim Min-su
- PropsJin Hoon
- Sound SupervisorLee Tae gyu
- Lighting DirectorKim Jae-keun
- Production Sound MixerLee Tae-gyu
- Makeup & HairMoon Sun-young
- EditorKim Chang-ju
- Production DesignLee Nae-kyung
- Costume DesignChoi Yoon-sun
- Executive ProducerNa Hyun
- Executive ProducerLee Seong-hun
- Sound SupervisorKim Chang-sub
- Art DirectionKwon Ju-hee
- Art DirectionLee Na-gyeong
- Key GripShim Hak-soo
- Set DecorationSeong Myeong-jun
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- corrupt system
- power struggle
- hand to hand combat
- criminal organization
- abuse of power
- moral corruption
- former detective
- brutal violence
- underground network
- violent retaliation
- corrupt guards
- inmate alliances
- secret operations
- undercover infiltration
- prison politics
- reluctant ally
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-03-31NR
- Physical2017-09-19NRยท Blu-ray
Also known as
International titles
- The PrisonUS
- ํ๋ฆฌ์ฆKR
- PeurizeunKR
- ็ฃ็ใฎ้ฆ้ ๏ผ2017JP
- THE PRISONKR
