New World (2013) (DualDisc, Blu-ray + DVD)

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After receiving much acclaim for his screenplays for both Kim Jee-woon s I Saw the Devil and Ryoo Seung-wan s The Unjust, Park Hoon-jung made the transition to directing and with New World, established himself as one of South Korea s finest directors.

When the chairman of South Korea s largest crime syndicate is killed in mysterious circumstances, a complex and violent struggle for power takes place between the three most powerful figures in the Korean underworld. Meanwhile the police, led by section chief Kang (Choi Min-sik, Oldboy), have established operation New World , in an attempt to weaken the syndicate even further. However, Kang s inside man, Ja-sung (played by The Housemaid s Lee Jung-jae), is nearing breaking point after eight years working undercover.