
The Outlaws
Storyline
In South Korea, a turf war that grows between a local gang that runs Garibong-dong in Guro District, Seoul and the Heuksapa gang from Yanbian, The police are called in to attempt to bring peace to the neighborhood. Jang Chen is a bloodthirsty leader of the Chinese mainland gang “Black Dragon”, who works as a loan shark in a seedy Chinatown area of Seoul. He’s backed up by his henchmen Wei Sung-Rak and Yang-Tae. Jang Chen is beyond brutal in his methods to collect money.
Meanwhile, Ma Suk-Do is a detective in the Chinatown area of Seoul, who along with his Captain Jeon Il-man tries to keep the peace, while two Chinese-Korean gangs dubbed “Venom Gang” headed by and Ahn Sung-Tae and ‘”Cobra Gang” headed by Jang-I-Soo as they battle over the turf in the neighborhood. Jang Chen, along with Sung-Rak and Yang-Tae makes their move to take over Chinatown and destroy the Venom Gang and kill Sung-Tae where they take over Jang-I-Soo’s casino. Enraged, Jang-I-Soo attacks the casino. Sung-Rak and Yung-Tae fight with Jang-I-Soo and his henchmen, but are interrupted by Ma, who arrest Sung-Rak while Yang-Tae escapes and informs Jang-Chen.
Ma and Jeon learn about Jang Chen’s crimes where they plan to arrest him. The next day, Jang Chen, along with Yang-Tae attacks Jang-I-soo and his henchmen where he, along with Yang-Tae kill them at Jang-I-Soo’s mother’s birthday bash. Later, Jang Chen’s location is informed by the hotelier to CEO Hwang (Jang Chen and his henchmen had killed their men in the hotel), who along with his henchmen arrive and tries to kill Jang Chen, but the latter manages to escape and the hotelier is later killed by Jang Chen, who later learns Hwang’s involvement. Ma seeks the help of Chinatown colony members for help to catch the Chinese moneylenders. They accept and start taking photos of the moneylenders and the people.
Ma and his fellow police officers arrest all of them, including Yang-Tae. One of the police officer named Kang Hong-seok gets caught by Jang Chen and is about to run a car over him, but Ma saves him by crashing into Jang Chen’s car. Jang Chen escapes and Ma chases after him but loses sight of him after a while. Jang Chen reaches the airport to fly away to China where he leaves for the restroom. Ma arrives at the restroom and a combat ensues between them. Ma manages to knock down Jang Chen and leaves him handcuffed in the restroom. The gang leaders are arrested and Jeon is congratulated by the commissioner where Ma and his team celebrate for solving the case. Just then, Ma is called by the commissioner to investigate another case. -Wikipedia
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Storyline
In South Korea, a turf war that grows between a local gang that runs Garibong-dong in Guro District, Seoul and the Heuksapa gang from Yanbian, The police are called in to attempt to bring peace to the neighborhood. Jang Chen is a bloodthirsty leader of the Chinese mainland gang “Black Dragon”, who works as a loan shark in a seedy Chinatown area of Seoul. He’s backed up by his henchmen Wei Sung-Rak and Yang-Tae. Jang Chen is beyond brutal in his methods to collect money.
Meanwhile, Ma Suk-Do is a detective in the Chinatown area of Seoul, who along with his Captain Jeon Il-man tries to keep the peace, while two Chinese-Korean gangs dubbed “Venom Gang” headed by and Ahn Sung-Tae and ‘”Cobra Gang” headed by Jang-I-Soo as they battle over the turf in the neighborhood. Jang Chen, along with Sung-Rak and Yang-Tae makes their move to take over Chinatown and destroy the Venom Gang and kill Sung-Tae where they take over Jang-I-Soo’s casino. Enraged, Jang-I-Soo attacks the casino. Sung-Rak and Yung-Tae fight with Jang-I-Soo and his henchmen, but are interrupted by Ma, who arrest Sung-Rak while Yang-Tae escapes and informs Jang-Chen.
Ma and Jeon learn about Jang Chen’s crimes where they plan to arrest him. The next day, Jang Chen, along with Yang-Tae attacks Jang-I-soo and his henchmen where he, along with Yang-Tae kill them at Jang-I-Soo’s mother’s birthday bash. Later, Jang Chen’s location is informed by the hotelier to CEO Hwang (Jang Chen and his henchmen had killed their men in the hotel), who along with his henchmen arrive and tries to kill Jang Chen, but the latter manages to escape and the hotelier is later killed by Jang Chen, who later learns Hwang’s involvement. Ma seeks the help of Chinatown colony members for help to catch the Chinese moneylenders. They accept and start taking photos of the moneylenders and the people.
Ma and his fellow police officers arrest all of them, including Yang-Tae. One of the police officer named Kang Hong-seok gets caught by Jang Chen and is about to run a car over him, but Ma saves him by crashing into Jang Chen’s car. Jang Chen escapes and Ma chases after him but loses sight of him after a while. Jang Chen reaches the airport to fly away to China where he leaves for the restroom. Ma arrives at the restroom and a combat ensues between them. Ma manages to knock down Jang Chen and leaves him handcuffed in the restroom. The gang leaders are arrested and Jeon is congratulated by the commissioner where Ma and his team celebrate for solving the case. Just then, Ma is called by the commissioner to investigate another case. -Wikipedia
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About The Outlaws Movie
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- The Outlaws was followed by a sequel titled The Roundup, which was released in 2022, and another sequel titled The Roundup: No Way Out, which was released in 2023
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- Principal photography began on February 27, 2017, and ended on July 19, 2017.
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- The Outlaws opened in South Korea on October 3, 2017. By October 23, it grossed US$36.3 million from more than 5 million admissions.
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- One month after it was released, the film marked 6.05 million admissions, with a US$44.1 million gross. By December 1, the film had reached 6.87 million admissions with a gross of US$51.8 million, making it the 3rd highest-grossing domestic film of the year in South Korea and the third best-selling R-rated Korean film of all time.
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- The film is remade in Hindi as Radhe, which is directed by Prabhu Deva, and was released on 13 May 2021. However, the film became a box-office bomb.
Awards & Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2017 | 37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Top 10 Films | The Outlaws | Won |
Best New Director | Kang Yoon-sung | Won | ||
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
Best Technical Achievement-Stunts | The Outlaws | Nominated | ||
Best Film Editing | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Won | ||
2018 | 9th Korea Film Reporters Association Film Awards (KOFRA) | Won | ||
54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Ma Dong-seok | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor | Kim Sung-kyu | Nominated | ||
Heo Sung-tae | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Kim Yoon-sung | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Won | |||
Best Actor | Ma Dong-seok | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | ||
27th Buil Film Awards | Best New Director | Kang Yoon-sung | Nominated | |
55th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | ||
Best Planning | The Outlaws | Nominated | ||
2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominated | |
Best New Actor | Kim Sung-kyu | Nominated | ||
18th Director’s Cut Awards | Best New Director | Kang Yoon-sung | Won |
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