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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Nameless Gangster
"Power can not be taken alone."
2012 2h 13m KO
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6.9TMDB Β· 195
CrimeThriller
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
Ik-hyeon, a corrupt officer, joins forces with another crook, Hyung-bae, to continue his illegal activities before he loses his job. Eventually, he decides to escape and pin the blame on his partner.
βPower can not be taken alone.β
Cast
Choi Min-sik
Choi Ik-hyun
Ha Jung-woo
Choi Hyung-bae
Kwak Do-won
Jo Beom-seok
Don Lee
Hubby Kim Seo-bang
Kim Sung-kyun
Park Chang-woo
Kim Hye-eun
Night Club Manager
Cho Jin-woong
Kim Pan-ho
Kang Yeong-goo
MC
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yoon Jong-bin
- Writers
- Yoon Jong-bin
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yoon Jong-bin, shot by Go Rak-sun. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Jae-beom 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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Choi Min-sik and Ha Jung-woo and Kwak Do-won carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Power can not be taken alone.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2082221 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yoon Jong-bin directs. Go Rak-sun behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Kim Jae-beom cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3Directed by Yoon Jong-bin, shot by Go Rak-sun. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Kim Jae-beom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Choi Min-sik and Ha Jung-woo and Kwak Do-won carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Power can not be taken alone.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt2082221 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "police", "gangster", "cop", "decomposition".
- 10Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Go Rak-sun
- Original score
- Cho Young-wuk
- Editing
- Kim Jae-beom
- Production design
- Cho Hwa-sung
- Costume design
- Hae In
- Makeup / hair
- Lee Hee-eun
- Sound
- Kim Chang-sub
- Runtime
- 133 min Β· 2h 13m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $125,000
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Yoon Jong-bin
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PA
Palette Pictures
KR
Showbox
KR
Key crew
- Special Effects SupervisorJung Do-ahn
- Digital IntermediatePark Jin-ho
- Sound DesignerKim Chang-sub
- Executive ProducerYou Jeong-hun
- StuntsJeong Yoon-heon
- ProducerHan Jae-duk
- Costume DesignHae In
- Costume DesignJung Ah-yeon
- StuntsJeon Jae-hyeong
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistLee Hee-eun
- Key GripKim Do-gyun
- Production Sound MixerJung Gun
- StuntsKwon Ji-hoon
- EditorKim Jae-beom
- EditorKim Sang-bum
- ProducerPark Sin-gyu
- Costume DesignRim Seung-hee
- Lighting TechnicianLee Seung-won
- ProducerPark Un-kyoung
- Production DesignCho Hwa-sung
- Line ProducerPark Min-jeong
- Sound SupervisorKim Suk-won
- Sound SupervisorKim Chang-sub
- Executive ProducerBilly Acumen
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police
- gangster
- cop
- decomposition
- 1980s
- bad guy
- busan, south korea
- south korea
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-03-30
Also known as
International titles
- Nameless Gangster: Rules of TimeUS
- λ²μ£μμ μ μ : λμλλ€ μ μ±μλKR
- Nameless Gangster: Rules of the TimeAU
- Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng: Nabbeunnomdeul JeonsungshidaeKR
- Bumchoiwaui JunjaengKR
- ΠΠ΅Π·ΡΠΌΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π³Π°Π½Π³ΡΡΠ΅ΡRU
- Bezimienny Gangster: Prawo czasΓ³wPL
- λ²μ£μμ μ μ-λμλλ€ μ μ±μλKR
- ζͺγγγ€γJP
- Nameless Gangster (2012)MY
- Gangster Sem NomeBR
- ζͺγγγ€γοΌ2012JP
- Nameless Gangster: Rules of TimeKR
