A Better Tomorrow

– A Korean remake of the John Woo Classic. One brother is a criminal. One brother is a cop. Both will ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
무적자
A Better Tomorrow (2010) - Also known as 무적자

A Korean remake of the John Woo Classic. One brother is a criminal. One brother is a cop. Both will fight to the death.

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A Better Tomorrow (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Sep 2010

Language:

Korean, Thai, English, Russian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Hae-sung Song, Hae-sung Song

Writer:

John Woo (original screenplay), Hyo-seok Kim (adaptation), Taek-kyung Lee (adaptation), Geun-mo Choi (adaptation), Hae-gon Kim (adaptation), Hing-Ka Chan (original screenplay), Suk-Wah Leung (original screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jin-mo Ju, Seung-heon Song, Kang-woo Kim, Han Sun Jo

Plot:

Arms trafficker Hyuk and Young-chun are practically brothers and nothing can separate them. When the two managed to escape from North Korea, they left behind Hyuk's younger brother Chul. Hyuk can never shake off the guilt as his family was punished for his treason and his mother died in prison. Three years later, Chul finally makes his way to South Korea and join the police force. Hyuk tries to earn the trust and love of his younger brother, but abandonment and betrayal are hard things to forget. Things come to a head when Young-chun pulls Hyuk into doing one last gig for the gang. It happens to be the case that Officer Chul is in charge of. The three brothers meet again one final time.

Production:

CJ Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%