
The Roundup
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“You feeling it? We have to get this guy” 4 years after the events of Garibong district round up operation, Geumcheon Police’s Major Crimes Unit is given a mission to repatriate a fugitive who fled to Vietnam. Beast cop Ma Seok-do and Capt. Jeon Il-man intuitively realize that there’s something wrong with the suspect’s willingness to turn himself in and uncover crimes committed by a terrifying killer named Kang Hae-sang. Ma and his unit begin their investigation across two countries and follow the bloody breadcrumbs left behind by Kang… No borders in catching the bad. Another exciting and tension-filled round up.
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“You feeling it? We have to get this guy” 4 years after the events of Garibong district round up operation, Geumcheon Police’s Major Crimes Unit is given a mission to repatriate a fugitive who fled to Vietnam. Beast cop Ma Seok-do and Capt. Jeon Il-man intuitively realize that there’s something wrong with the suspect’s willingness to turn himself in and uncover crimes committed by a terrifying killer named Kang Hae-sang. Ma and his unit begin their investigation across two countries and follow the bloody breadcrumbs left behind by Kang… No borders in catching the bad. Another exciting and tension-filled round up.
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About The Roundup Movie
The Roundup (Korean: 범죄도시2; lit. Crime City 2) is a South Korean crime action film directed by Lee Sang-yong and written by Kim Min-seong. Produced by Ma Dong-seok, Kim Hong-baek & Jang Won-seok under the banner of Hong film, B.A. Entertainment & Big Punch Pictures. A sequel of the 2017 film The Outlaws.
It stars Ma Dong-seok, Son Seok-koo, and Choi Gwi-hwa in the lead role. The film was released theatrically on May 18, 2022. The film became the highest-performing South Korean release since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Roundup became the top-grossing film of 2022 in South Korea, with a gross of US$103.96 million and 12.59 million plus admissions.
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- The film was scheduled to be filmed in Vietnam in March 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the filming schedule in Vietnam was postponed and the domestic part was filmed first. Later, it was decided to complete the post-production in Korea by mobilizing local filming, sets, and CG. Filming concluded in June 2021.
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- The net production cost of the film was about 10.5 billion won. Including marketing and promotional costs, the total production cost was about 13 billion won.
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- On accounting its box office performance, the film opened at number 1 at the South Korean box office and mobilized 467,525 admissions, which is the best opening for a Korean film in the last 882 days.
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- It became first film in South Korea to register 10 million admissions in 2022 on 25th day. It is the 4th film starring Ma Dong-seok to break through the $10 million mark, and the 20th Korean film in history to achieve the feat.
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- After being released in five countries, the film is currently ranked fifth in the global box office as of 12 June 2022.
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- The film became the highest-performing South Korean release since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Currently it is the top-grossing film of 2022 in South Korea, with gross of US$100.06 million and 12.59 million admissions, and also figures in the List of highest-grossing films in South Korea at 3rd place on the Domestic films by gross and at 9th place on the Domestic films by admissions as per the Korean Film Council.
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