''Bloody Tie'' (; lit. "A Life-or-Death Decision") is a 2006 South Korean

action crime Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

film directed by

Choi Ho Choi Ho (1967) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Choi is known for his films, notably, '' Bye June'' (1998), ''Bloody Tie'' (2006), ''Go Go 70s'' (2008) and ''Big Match'' (2014). Filmography As director *''Opening the Close ...

, it stars

Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, and has starred in several box office hits such as ''Ode to My Father'' (2014), ''Veteran'' (2015), ''The Himalayas'' (2015 ...

as a detective trying to track down a drug lord by cooperating with a mid-level drug dealer, played by

Ryoo Seung-bum Ryoo Seung-bum (born August 9, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He made a name for himself in his older brother director Ryoo Seung-wan's eclectic films, notably '' Die Bad'' (his acting debut in 2000), ''Arahan'' (2004), '' Crying Fist'' (2005), ...

Plot

Sang-do (

) is a fast talking

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dealer who considers himself more of a businessman than a criminal. Sang-do has been involved in the drug business all of his life. His uncle was a drug dealer (Kim Hee-ra), specializing in manufacturing crystal meth. Sang-do's mother died when one of his uncle’s meth labs blew up in an accident. Do Jin-kwang (

) is a hard-nosed cop who doesn't always play by the rules. Do's partner died four years ago, while trying to take down the top drug dealer Jang Chul (Lee Do-kyeong) in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

. Since his partner's death, Do has been driven to arrest Jang Chul and this time he plans to use Sang-do to finally take him down.

Cast

- Oh Sang-do *

- Do Jin-kwang *Kim Hee-ra - Lee Taek-jo *

Choo Ja-hyun Chu Eun-ju (born January 20, 1979), known by her stage name Choo Ja-hyun, is a South Korean actress. Best known in Korea for the films '' Bloody Tie'' (2006) and '' Portrait of a Beauty'' (2008), Choo has also actively worked in China since 200 ...

- Ji-young *Lee Do-kyeong - Jang Chul *

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- Yoo Sung-geun *Kim Jin-hyeok - Young-nam *

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- Detective Kim *Lee Eol - Detective Kim *

Shin Jung-geun Shin Jung-geun (born September 26, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is most active as a supporting actor in films such as ''Running Turtle'' (2009), '' In Love and War'' (2011), ''The Grand Heist'' (2012), and '' The Five'' (2013), as well as t ...

- Section chief Go *Yang Ki-won - Hyung-nam *Kim Sun-hwa - Hyung-nam's girl *Min Do-gi *Choi Jin-ho - Chang-joon

Awards and nominations

2006

Busan Film Critics Awards Established in 2000, the Busan Film Critics Awards is run by the Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA), a small but independent-minded group of critics based in Busan, South Korea. Each year they announce their choices shortly before the opening o ...

"Bloody Tie - Awards"
''Cinemasie''. Retrieved 2013-02-04. * Best Actor -

* Best Supporting Actress -

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...

* Best New Actress -

* Nomination - Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...

* Nomination - Best New Actress -

* Nomination - Best Cinematography - Oh Hyun-je * Nomination - Best Lighting - Im Jae-young * Nomination - Best Music -

Kim Sang-man Kim Sang-man (; born January 28, 1970) is a South Korean film director and art director. Career Kim Sang-man began his career in films designing posters, starting with '' The Contact'' in 1997. He had designed posters for about 30 films when he w ...

2006

Korean Film Awards The Korean Film Awards was a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the broadcasting network MBC from 2002 to 2010. History Originally named the MBC Film Awards, the ceremony was first established in 2002. It was renamed the Korean Film Aw ...

* Best Supporting Actress -

* Best New Actress -

* Nomination - Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best Cinematography - Oh Hyun-je * Nomination - Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum 2006

Director's Cut Awards The Director's Cut Awards () is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It is presented by the Korea Film Director's Network (KFDN), a group of approximately 300 Korean filmmakers. The KFDN selects winners in the Korean f ...

* Best New Actress -

2007

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

* Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best New Actress -

References

External links

* * * * {{hancinema film, Bloody_Tie, Bloody Tie 2006 films 2006 crime thriller films 2000s crime action films South Korean crime thriller films Police detective films Films about drugs South Korean crime action films South Korean neo-noir films Films set in Busan 2000s Korean-language films Films directed by Choi Ho 2000s South Korean films Myung Films films