Directed by:
Jong-bin YoonScreenplay:
Jong-bin YoonCinematography:
Rak-sun GoComposer:
Young-wook ChoCast:
Min-shik Choi, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Cho, Dong-seok Ma, Do-won Gwak, Sung-kyun Kim, Jong-soo Kim, Jong-gu Kim, Tae-won Gwon, Young-chang Song, Hye-eun Kim (more)Plots(1)
South Korea, 1990. The new prime minister declares war on organized crime, arresting numerous criminals. Among them is Ik-hyun Choi (Choi Min-sik). Rewind eight years in time, to get to know the first steps of Ik-hyun, a born survivor with a small engagement book full of influential names and a fruitful alliance with the charismatic Hyung-bae Choi (Ha Jung-woo). Through the portrayal of these two characters, their conflicts and tensions, Bumchoiwaui junjaeng is a stark radiography of the country in the decade of the eighties. (Sitges Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Min-shik Choi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273190_6dc438.jpg)
Min-shik Choi
South Korea
Best movies:
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
Oldboy (2003)
Springtime (2004)
![Jung-woo Ha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339157_427f92.jpg)
Jung-woo Ha
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Time (2006)
The Chaser (2008)
![Jin-woong Cho](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011873_2ffb59.jpg)
Jin-woong Cho
South Korea
Best movies:
Signal (2016) (series)
Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)
A Dirty Carnival (2006)
![Dong-seok Ma](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/092/166092806_f8bbf7.jpg)
Dong-seok Ma
South Korea
![Do-won Gwak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/506/160506456_9a0355.jpg)
Do-won Gwak
South Korea
Best movies:
The Attorney (2013)
The Man from Nowhere (2010)
Mother (2009)
![Sung-kyun Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/112/160112186_c1a69a.jpg)
Sung-kyun Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
I Hear Your Voice (2013) (series)
12.12: The Day (2023)
Neighbor (2012)
![Jong-soo Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/771/161771266_d60a24.jpg)
Jong-soo Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Incomplete Life (2014) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Innocent Witness (2019)
![Jong-gu Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011864_8f159f.jpg)
Jong-gu Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Masquerade (2012)
IRIS (2009) (series)
Poetry (2010)
![Tae-won Gwon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445150_75e7da.jpg)
Tae-won Gwon
South Korea
Best movies:
![Young-chang Song](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514148_960c6e.jpg)
Young-chang Song
South Korea
Best movies:
The Attorney (2013)
Taxi Driver (2021) (series)
The Man from Nowhere (2010)
![Hye-eun Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/510/160510933_fe83b2.jpg)
Hye-eun Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
The Guest (2018) (series)
Doctor John (2019) (series)
![Young-sun Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/272/160272567_9eb2c7.jpg)
Young-sun Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Dawn (2010) (series)
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Life is Cool (2007)
![Hong-fa Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011867_05b646.jpg)
Hong-fa Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
New World (2013)
Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu (2016) (series)
Strokes of Fire (2002)
![Jae-myung Yoo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/869/161869716_3b0d43.jpg)
Jae-myung Yoo
South Korea
Best movies:
Prison Playbook (2017) (series)
Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017) (series)
Stranger (2017) (series)
![Jin-hyeok Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011865_fd6caf.jpg)
Jin-hyeok Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Hope (2013)
Maundy Thursday (2006)
The King and the Clown (2005)
![Chul-min Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/518/160518359_9f9b00.jpg)
Chul-min Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
My Son (2007)
The Snow Queen (2006) (series)
Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017) (series)
![Cheol-u Han](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/322/162322346_332f0d.jpg)
Cheol-u Han
South Korea
Best movies:
The Man from Nowhere (2010)
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Going by the Book (2007)
Byung-wook Son
South Korea
Best movies:
Going by the Book (2007)
Private Eye (2009)
Nameless Gangster (2012)
![Hyun-joong Kang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/520/160520926_c8af74.jpg)
Hyun-joong Kang
South Korea
Best movies:
Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
Late Blossom (2010)
Hello Ghost (2010)
Sang-gyu Park
South Korea
Best movies:
A Moment to Remember (2004)
New World (2013)
The Outlaws (2017)