The Roundup: No Way Out

The Roundup: No Way Out
Promotional poster
Hangul
범죄도시3
Hanja
犯罪都市3
Literal meaningCrime City 3
Revised RomanizationBeomjoedosi3
McCune–ReischauerPŏmjoedoshi3
Directed byLee Sang-yong
Written byKim Min-seong
Cha Woo-jin
Produced byMa Dong-seok
Starring
CinematographyLee Hyun
Edited byKim Seon-min
Music byMok Young-jin
Production
companies
  • Bigpunch Pictures
  • Hong Film
  • B.A. Entertainment
Distributed byABO Entertainment
Release date
  • May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$83.4 million[1][2]

The Roundup: No Way Out (Korean: 범죄도시3; lit. Crime City 3) is a 2023 South Korean action crime film directed by Lee Sang-yong, starring Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk and Munetaka Aoki.[3] It is the third installment of The Roundup series and the sequel to The Roundup (2022).[4] The film is based on a real-life 2017-2018 illegal drug smuggling case in South Korea involving methamphetamine, which was caught through a collaborative effort of South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.[5]

The Roundup: No Way Out was released theatrically on May 31, 2023.[6][7][8] A sequel, The Roundup: Punishment, was screened at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 23, 2024.[9]

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  3. ^ Kim Boram (July 25, 2022). "(LEAD) Filming begins for 'The Roundup: No Way Out,' sequel to smash-hit 'The Roundup'". Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Park Pan-seok (May 12, 2022). "[단독] 제2의 윤계상x손석구?..'범죄도시3' 이범수・김민재→이준혁・아오키 캐스팅(종합)" [[Exclusive] The second Yoon Kye-sang x Son Seok-gu?...'Crime City 3' Lee Beom-soo, Kim Min-jae → Lee Jun-hyeok, Aoki Casting (Comprehensive)]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Naver.
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  6. ^ Patrick Frater (July 25, 2022). "Don Lee's 'The Roundup' Gets Sequel 'No Way Out'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Kim Ha-young (April 17, 2023). "마동석 돌아온다…'범죄도시3', 상반기 개봉 확정". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Yoonna Choi (April 26, 2023). "마동석이 돌아온다…'범죄도시3', 5월 31일 개봉 확정" [Ma Dong-seok returns... 'Crime City 3' to be released on May 31st]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. ^ "Genre, Acclaimed Masters and Great Performances". Berlinale. January 15, 2024. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.