''Inside Men'' () is a 2015 South Korean

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written and directed by

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based on

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''The Insiders'' that dissects the corruption within Korean society. Starring

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, it began filming in July 2014 and was released in theaters on November 19, 2015. Inside Men and the director's cut Inside Men: The Original have sold a total of 9.1 million admissions at the box office, thus becoming the top grossing R-rated movie of all-time at the Korean Box office.

Plot

Lee Kang-hee, an editor at an influential conservative newspaper, raises congressman Jang Pil-woo to the position of leading Presidential candidate using the power of the press; behind this is his secret deal with the paper's biggest sponsor. Ahn Sang-goo, a political henchman who supported Lee and Jang, gets caught pocketing the record of the sponsor's slush fund, resulting in a dismembered hand. Woo Jang-hoon, an ambitious prosecutor, starts to investigate the relationship between Jang and the sponsor, believing that it's his only chance to make it to the top. While getting down to the brass tacks of the case, Woo meets Ahn, who has been methodically planning his revenge. Now the war between the one blinded with power, the one hell-bent on vengeance, and the one eager for success begins.

Cast

as Ahn Sang-goo *

as Woo Jang-hoon *

as Lee Kang-hee *

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as Jang Pil- woo *Kim Hong-pa as Oh Hyun-soo *

Bae Seong-woo Bae Seong-woo (born November 21, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He starred in film such as ''Confession of Murder'' (2012), '' My Love, My Bride'' (2014), ''Office'' (2015), '' The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo'' (2015) and ''Inside Men ...

as Park Jong-pal *

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as Section chief Bang * Kim Dae-myung as Go Sang-chul * Jo Woo-jin as Managing director Jo *

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as Joo Eun-hye *

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as Choi Choong-sik, Chief prosecutor in Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office *

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as Editor-in-chief in Joguk Ilbo *Park Jin-woo as Department head Lee *Nam Il-woo as Woo Jang-hoon's father *Kwon Hyeok-poong as Seok Myeong-gwan *Ryu Tae-ho as Moon Il-seok *Park Sang-gyoo as Kim Seok-woo *Kwon Tae-won as Song Man-seob, Sponsorship chairman Jang Pil-woo *Jo Deok-je as Detective Choi *Park Jin-young as Member of parliament Son

Reception

On its first four days at the South Korean box office, the film grossed . ''Inside Men'' drew more than 2 million viewers in just six days, a record for an R-rated film; it has also set the record for the most-viewed R-rated movie in a single day—489,503 viewers.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inside Men (film) South Korean crime thriller films South Korean films about revenge Films about journalism Films based on South Korean webtoons 2015 crime thriller films South Korean crime action films 2015 crime action films South Korean political films Political thriller films Films directed by Woo Min-ho Live-action films based on comics Political action films 2010s South Korean films