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The Show Must Go On

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NR,1hr 50min
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2007
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Synopsis: A ruthless gangster who uses his brutality to rise through the ranks suddenly finds his life complicated on all sides in this hit Korean crime drama directed by Han Jae-rim (Rules of Dating) and starring Song Kang-ho) (The Host). In-gu (Jae-rin) is a low-level gangster who's more than willing to crack some skulls in order to get an edge on the competition. Lately, In-gu's life has been a steady regiment of roughing up rivals with steel pipes, and busting up construction sites with baseball bats. ... Full Synopsis
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The Show Must Go On features a bravura lead performance from the redoubtable Song Kang-ho, but it's more than just a showcase for the actor's immense talents. Writer-director Han Jae-rim brutally de-glamorizes the gangster film from the opening scene, which finds the hapless In-gu (Song) asleep at the wheel on a busy highway, on his way to his "job," muscling a lucrative real estate deal away from ... Full Review
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