Unstoppable is a 2018 South Korean crime action film directed by Kim Min-ho. It stars Ma Dong-seok and Song Ji-hyo.[2][3][4] The film revolves around a former legendary gangster turned seafood distributor named Dong-Chul, who goes on a crusade to rescue his wife from a human trafficking ring. It was released on November 22, 2018.[5]
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Hangul | 성난황소 |
Revised Romanization | Seongnan hwangso |
Directed by | Kim Min-ho |
Written by | Kim Min-ho |
Produced by | Park Joon-shik |
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Production companies | Plusmedia Ent. B.A. Entertainment |
Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$11.6 million[1] |
Dong-chul is a meek seafood distributor who tries to hit big bucks with various business opportunities that eventually go bust, losing a lot of money, much to the annoyance of his wife Ji-soo. One evening, while trying to convince her about a new opportunity in the fishing industry with the supply of King Crabs and opening a new restaurant. Dong-chul’s car is rear-ended by the car of Gi-tae, a female trafficker, who is attracted to Ji-Soo and kidnaps her the next night, When Dong-Chul arrives home after work, He learns that Ji-Soo is kidnapped, where he receives a bag full of money from Gi-tae in exchange for the purchase of Ji-soo. However, Gi-tae is unaware that Dong-chul was a legendary fighter and gangster, who is now living the quiet life on the insistence of Ji-Soo. Dong-Chul and his friend Choon-Sik and retired cop Gomsajang begins a search which leads them to a casino where they find that the gangsters are smuggling Lorazepam and plates from Jangseang port. They find the manager Park In-Chang of Business Club. Dong-chul checks In-Chang's car where he finds that In-Chang was present at the time of Ji-Soo's kidnapping. Dong-Chul tries to nab In-Chang, but escapes. With the help of the police department, Dong-Chul meets and learns from a deceased wife's husband that Gi-tae had offered him money in exchange to sell his wife, who was in coma.
The husband reluctantly accepts and felt guilty for his actions, where he gives a file to Dong-Chul and dies by jumping off the police headquarters. Dong-Chul finds the visiting card of a finance company DS (Dae-Sung) Financial headed by Dae-Sung, who is Gi-tae's associate (Dae-Sung had gave the visiting card to Dong-chul previously when they accidentally crashed their car). Dong-Chul confronts Dae-Sung where he kidnaps him, which is witnessed by Gi-too from the CCTV cameras. Gi-tae calls Dong-Chul and blackmails him to kill Dae-Sung in exchange for Ji-Soo's survival. Dong-Chul pretends to kill Dae-Sung and saves Ji-Soo. Without knowing, Gi-tae tells Dong-Chul to bring the money. The trio enquire Dae-Sung where they learn that the husbands are brainwashed into selling their wives in exchange for money. They manage to steal the money from the police station (as Dong-Chul had given the bag to the police). Dong-Chul reaches the Gangwon province and defeats all of the syndicate's henchmen including In-Chang and a car chases ensues between Gi-tae and Dong-Chul where Dong-Chul manages to defeat Gi-tae and hand him over to the cops and reunites with Ji-Soo, where he also testifies about the syndicate's activities to the cops. The King-Crab is successfully delivered, where Dong-Chul, Ji-Soo and Choon-sik inaugurate their restaurant Road Village, Fish Village and celebrate with a happy meal of King Crab.
Principal photography began on May 4, 2018, and wrapped on August 3, 2018.[10][11]
On Rotten Tomatoes, Unstoppable has a score of 80%, an average rating of 5.9/10, based on five reviews.[12]