With veteran actor Choi Min-sik (“Oldboy”) as its lead, the film certainly signals lofty ambitions. Jung Woo-sung and Hwang Jung-min star in Kim Sung-soo’s South Korean gangland saga ‘Asura: The City of Madness.’ South Korea produces countless movies and dramas depicting corrupt politicians (someday I promise to write an article exploring why), which means “The Mayor” competes in a rather crowded space. Subscribe to HanCinema Pure to remove ads from the website (not for episode and movie videos) for US$0.99 monthly or US$7.99 yearly (you can cancel anytime).
— anonymous Byeon (CHOI Min-sik), the Mayor of Seoul who is in his second term, announces his plans to run for mayor again while hinting his political party of his ultimate goal to run for the presidency. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets Yet, as in politics, ambition does not necessarily translate into results. Seeking a third term as mayor of Seoul that will set him up for a run at the presidency, Byeon will stop at nothing to keep his darkest secrets hidden from his adoring public. Wiretapping, corruption, murder… everything is on the table. Directed by Allan Dwan. While The Mayor is a decent film and probably worth a watch, just telling a fictional story about a bunch of rotten people who are as awful as you'd expect them to be leaves you feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
With John Lund, Brian Donlevy, Audrey Totter, Joan Leslie. For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office. Seeking a third term as mayor of Seoul that will set him up for a run at the presidency, Byeon will stop at nothing to keep his darkest secrets hidden from his adoring public.
Wiretapping, corruption, murder… everything is on the table.
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Mayor (original title) 1h 39min | Action , Crime , Drama | 8 August 2013 (Russia) In a car accident, a policeman accidentally killed a child. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review About Audience Score The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. Our top Korean movie of 2017 is A Taxi Driver — which also happens to be the highest grossing movie in South Korea for the year. However, this isn’t just some thoughtless Transformers -like blockbuster. The first step is to be a member, please click here : Sign up , then a subscribe button will show up. For fans of fictional cinematic locations that are rife with corruption and where absolutely no one is innocent—your Twin Peaks, your Sin City, your wherever-the-hell-“U-Turn”-was-set—Annam, the city at the center of “Asura: The City of Madness” should definitely land a place on your next itinerary. Laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council, take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they're prepared to hang any troublemaker, Yankee or …