The Unjust

The Unjust
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBudang georae
McCune–ReischauerPudang kŏrae
Directed byRyoo Seung-wan
Written byPark Hoon-jung
Produced byKoo Bon-han
Kim Yun-ho
Ryoo Seung-wan
Kang Hye-jung
Han Jae-duk
StarringHwang Jung-min
Ryoo Seung-bum
Yoo Hae-jin
CinematographyChung Chung-hoon
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byJo Yeong-wook
Production
company
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$18.2 million[1]

The Unjust (Korean: 부당거래; RR: Budanggeorae; lit. "Bad deal" or "Unfair trade") is a 2010 South Korean action crime film by Ryoo Seung-wan.[2][3][4] It is a dark and bitter denunciation of corruption in the South Korean justice system.[5][6]

It was a critical and commercial success, with 2.7 million admissions at the box office and winning several awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards.[7][8][9][10]

This is director Ryoo Seung-wan's fifth collaboration with his younger brother, actor Ryoo Seung-bum.[11] Lead actors Hwang Jung-min and Ryoo Seung-bum previously worked together in Bloody Tie (2006).[12]

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  3. ^ Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2010). "INTERVIEW: Director Ryoo Seung-wan - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ^ Gottlieb, Zak (8 March 2010). "KOFFLA 2010: Interview with Ryoo Seung-Wan". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ Han, Sun-hee (10 August 2010). "THE UNJUST, Food chains of beasts with clashes of desire". Korean Cinema Today. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ^ Song, Woong-ki (5 October 2010). "Ryoo's new film tells tale of corruption". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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  11. ^ D'Sa, Nigel (12 November 2010). "The Unjust has strong domestic opening". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  12. ^ Nam, Timothy (15 November 2010). "Hwang Jeong Min: "Ryu Seung Bom is talented, and Yoo Hae Jin is in my league"". JTN via Korea.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.