Hot Blooded

Directed by Cheon Myeong-gwan (천명관)

Written by Cheon Myeong-gwan (천명관)

120min | Release date in South Korea: 2022/05/26

Started filming: 2019/03/28
Wrapped up filming: 2019/07/22
Original release date: 2022/03/23
Director's Cut: "Hot Blooded: The Original" (뜨거운 피: 디 오리지널, ddeu-geo-un pi: di o-ri-ji-neol)
Synopsis
In writer Cheon Myeong-gwan's directorial debut, a man born and raised in the outskirts of Busan gets involved in a gangster war for survival. It is based on the original novel by Kim Un-su, the 22nd Han Moo-sook Literature prize winner.

Kuam is a shabby port town in the shadow of stunning port city of Busan. Hee-soo is a third-rate gangster who has been acting like a hotel manager under Don Son for 20 years. Seemingly out of nowhere, Yong-kang, who fled the country as a murder suspect, returns home and begins causing trouble all over town, which only adds pressure to Hee-soo.

"Drugs? Port? What's going on?"

When he finally comes to, he's in the middle of this turmoil. What decisions can he make to save his pitiful soul?

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