"Trapped in a world of pleasure and pain..."

2002

1h 42m

6.5(305 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Romance

Overview

A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

조재현

Han-ki

Acting

Seo Won

Sun-hwa

Writing

Kim Yun-tae

Yun-tae

Acting

최덕문

Myeong-su

Acting

최윤영

Hyun-ja

Acting

신유진

Min-jung

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김정영

Eun-hye

Acting

남궁민

Hyun-soo

Acting

김윤태

Jung-tae

Acting

이한위

Dal-soo

Acting

박완규

Pickpocket

Acting

Kwon Hyuk-ho

Guard

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Acting

이대연

Wallet

Acting

정종현

Loan shark

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정승호

Customer

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