Gangnam Blues

Gangnam Blues
Gangnam 1970 Poster
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
강남 1970
Hanja
1970
Revised RomanizationGangnam 1970
Directed byYoo Ha
Written byYoo Ha
Produced byYoo Ha
Yu Jeong-hun
StarringLee Min-ho
Kim Rae-won
CinematographyKim Tae-seong
Hong Seong-hyuk
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Music byJo Yeong-wook
Production
company
m.o.vera Pictures
Distributed byShowbox/Mediaplex
Release date
  • January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)
Running time
135 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$9 million
Box officeUS$20 million[1]

Gangnam Blues (Korean강남 1970; lit. Gangnam 1970) is a 2015 South Korean neo-noir action film[2][3] written and directed by Yoo Ha, and starring Lee Min-ho and Kim Rae-won.[4][5] The film is set in the 1970s against the backdrop of the real estate development of the Gangnam region of Seoul amidst socio-political turmoil and terrorism. The friendship of two childhood friends is tested as they find themselves entangled in the collusion and battles between political powers and criminal organizations.[6][7][8]

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