Let’s take a look at the best dark noir thrillers of the decade that this 1975-born filmmaker has made:
New World – New World (2013)
New World is a movie in the genre of gang movies, gangster; revolves around a crime scene in the largest gangster organization in Korea. After the death of the boss – Chairman Seok in a mysterious car accident, the Goldmoon gang – the largest criminal organization in Korea fell into a struggle for power. Lee Ja Sung – played by Lee Jung Jae (actor of Squid Game, Assassination, The Housemaid) – is an undercover cop who has been working in Goldmoon for 8 years. He stood between two options, either becoming a boss in a gangster organization, or continuing to lie in the area, forgotten by his superiors like a pawn on a chessboard…
The film has the participation of many other famous names such as: Choi Min Sik (Oldboy, I Saw the Devil), Hwang Jung-min (Deliver Us from Evil, Kill Boksoon), Park Sung-woong (Snowdrop, Remember, Bridal). Mask), and “fool” Song Ji Hyo (A Frozen Flower, Emergency Couple, The Witch’s Diner).
New World has received nominations in many award categories for best director and best screenplay at many prestigious film festivals and awards ceremonies, especially “triple gold” Baeksang, Grand Bell and Blue Dragon. .
VIP – Tracking Murder (2017)
VIP revolves around “VIP” Gwang Il – played by Lee Jong Suk (Doctor stranger, Pinocchio, While you were sleeping, Big Mouth) – the son of a bloody North Korean official. Gwang Il is a suspected perpetrator of mass murder cases occurring around the world, the victims are all female. Participating in the hunt for Gwang Il are agents from South Korea, North Korea and the International Criminal Police Organization. Thanks to his father’s “big job”, Gwang Il easily evaded crime, even initially being protected by Korean officials as a “VIP” character.
VIP gathered a spectacular star cast including Jang Dong Gun, Kim Myung Min, Park Hee Soon and Lee Jong Suk. Despite owning an attractive script, VIP but faced a lot of controversy because of many brutal scenes with women.
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion – Artificial Assassin (2018)
In 2018, The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (Vietnamese title: Artificial Assassin) was released on the big screen and quickly attracted the attention of the public thanks to its attractive script and attractive acting. full of inner strength of talented young faces.
The film revolves around Koo Ja Yoon (played by Kim Da Mi) – a little girl raised by an assassin organization. They conduct medical experiments on human bodies to turn them into killing machines. After running away from the organization, Ja Yoon suffers from amnesia and is adopted by an elderly couple. One day, her adoptive mother Ja Yoon’s Alzheimer’s disease worsened, disrupting her peaceful life. To make money, JA Yoon participates in a talent contest, becomes famous, and is chased by strangers.
In 2022, the film also released a sequel called The Witch: Part 1 – The Other One (Vietnamese title: Artificial Assassin: Remaining Specimen). Following the previous part, this film also received the attention of the public and attracted 2.8 million moviegoers to theaters.
Night in Paradise – Night in Paradise (2021)
Night in Paradise – Vietnamese title: Night in Heaven revolves around the main character Park Tae Gu (Um Tae Goo) – a gangster. Tae Gu’s big boss is boss Yang Do Soo – played by Park Ho San (actor of True Beauty, The Penthouse: War in Life, The Call, Unlocked).
The main character of Night in Paradise is Park Tae Gu (Um Tae Goo), a gangster under boss Yang Do Soo (Park Ho San). After the assassination of the leader of the rival gang, Tae Gu was arranged by the boss to go to Jeju Island to temporarily take refuge. Here, he gets acquainted with big brother Kuto (Lee Ki Young) – an old friend of tycoon Yang, and Jae Yeon (Jeon Yeo Bin – actor of Vincenzo, Be Melodramatic) – his mysterious, defiant niece. . Then the rival gang came, determined to chase him to the end for revenge, ready to involve anyone related to Tae Gu…
The film brought Park Hoon Jung a nomination for Best Director at the Blue Dragon Awards in 2021. This is also the only Korean film to be screened at the 77th Venice Film Festival.
The Childe – The Prince (2023)
Park hoon Jung’s latest movie – You Gongzi revolves around a mysterious man known as “Guy Gongzi”. He suddenly appeared in front of Marco, a young Filipino who dreams of becoming a professional boxer, wandering around the illegal arenas here. In order to pay for his mother’s hospital bills, Marco goes to Korea to find his father who has long abandoned his mother and son. Confronting the Prince and a series of mysterious people in the underworld, Marco became the sole target of forces with many different purposes. The frenzy has begun.
Taking on the main role is the famous “good boy” Kim Seon Ho with many lifetime roles in Start Up or Hometown Cha-cha-cha. The combination of famous actors and talented director Park Hoon Jung makes you one of the most awaited Korean movies this year.