Gangnam Blues

Year: 2015

Country: South Korea

Tagline: As the district of Gangnam development reaches its peak, two childhood friends' friendship is tested as their associated gangs battle to take larger shares of the land.

Plot: In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul is starting to be transformed into a developed area. Childhood friends Jong-dae and Yong-ki struggle to get by, until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they get involved in violent political clashes, and are separated during one of the skirmishes. Three years later, Jong-dae lives as an honest man with former gang leader Kil-su. Meanwhile, Yong-ki has joined Seoul's most powerful criminal organization, the Myeongdong-pa. As a gangster, Yong-ki is entangled in a high-stakes battle over land in Gangnam, all in the name of putting together secret presidential election funds that drive up the value of the city. As the gangs fight over the rights to various plots of land, Yong-ki is captured and interrogated by a rival gang. The southern part of Stransformed into a developed area.In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul is starting to be transformed into a developed area. Childhood friends Jong-dae and Yong-ki struggle to get by, until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Jong-Dae then becomes involved in a struggle of interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul. In the process, he lives with Gil-Soo and Sun-Hye as they accept Jong-Dae like a family member. Jong-Dae also becomes a gang member. In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul starts transforming into a developed area. Jong-Dae and Yong-Ki are childhood friends, who make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. They get involved in violent political clashes for cash and then are seperated. Three years later, they are core members of two opposing gangster clans and must confront each other for political interest of their own clan.

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