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The Beast

Original title: Biseuteo
  • 2019
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.7K
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Lee Sung-min, Choi Daniel, and Yoo Jae-myung in The Beast (2019)
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A criminal action movie about two detectives in conflict who solve a murder that shakes up the Korean peninsula.A criminal action movie about two detectives in conflict who solve a murder that shakes up the Korean peninsula.A criminal action movie about two detectives in conflict who solve a murder that shakes up the Korean peninsula.

  • Director
    • Jung-Ho Lee
  • Writers
    • Jung-Ho Lee
    • Dominique Loiseau
    • Franck Mancuso
  • Stars
    • Lee Sung-min
    • Yoo Jae-myung
    • Kim Dae-gon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jung-Ho Lee
    • Writers
      • Jung-Ho Lee
      • Dominique Loiseau
      • Franck Mancuso
    • Stars
      • Lee Sung-min
      • Yoo Jae-myung
      • Kim Dae-gon
    • 11User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lee Sung-min
    Lee Sung-min
    • Jeong Han-soo
    Yoo Jae-myung
    Yoo Jae-myung
    • Han Min-tae
    Kim Dae-gon
    Kim Dae-gon
    • Detective
    Choi Daniel
    Choi Daniel
    • Jong-chan
    Kim Eun Hye
    • [Female witness]
    Kim Ho-jung
    Kim Ho-jung
    • Madam Oh
    Jeon Hye-jin
    Jeon Hye-jin
    • Choon-bae
    Baek In-kwon
    • Jo Doo-sik
    Ok Ja-yeon
    Ok Ja-yeon
    • Jong-chan's wife
    Kim Kwi-seon
    • Old man informant
    Lee Seo-hwan
    Lee Seo-hwan
    • Forensics
    Ahn Seong-bong
    Ahn Seong-bong
    • Backup detective
    Shim Wan-Joon
    • Man in black hood 'Regional Investigation unit'
    Kim Yeong-Seong
    • Detective 1 from team 1
    • Director
      • Jung-Ho Lee
    • Writers
      • Jung-Ho Lee
      • Dominique Loiseau
      • Franck Mancuso
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    User reviews11

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    8imseeg

    What power! What drama! Unknown Korean gem!

    Incredible! Only 10 reviews (mine included) for such a gripping, dramatic storyline and such masterful direction. What an absolute thrill to watch!

    Unfortunately released a year before the start of the worldwide covid pandemic, but this movie deserves to be REleased worldwide to a wide Western audience! They would love it!

    The good: where to begin? Let's start by saying that this movie already starts out rather bleak, dark and violent, but it slowly yet steadily evolves into an even more major dramatic, thrilling and violent final. So have some patience at the beginning, you will definitely be rewarded by a devastating end!

    More good: it's a dirty cop movie, but not just anohter run of the mill one. Because the acting performances are rock solid, but the intricate gripping and dramatic storyline deserves most of the applause, because what a mayhem of violence, drama and deceit this story turned out to be. Wow!

    The story starts out quite simple with a dirty cop who crosses the law, but who now gets caught up in a murder case in which he is doomed to be found guilty in aiding and abetting the assassination of a powerful drugboss.

    The desperation of the leading character is visceral. The depths of betrayal between rivalling cops are boundless. The violence is hideous. The characters are lost and doomed and yet still so humanlike and relatable.

    This is absolutely not yet another run of the mill dirty cop / serial killer movie, this is truly something else and then some! Marvellous direction by a young new director. Highly recommended for the arthouse movie fans of the South Korean crime genre. They wont come much better than this!

    Bravo!
    10pauliewalnuts-49356

    Brilliant

    I found this film to be an absolute masterpiece.

    This is Korean cinema at its finest from the fantastic acting to the tense ridden musical score.

    The film is basically ambition blinding people from doing their job and not caring about the consequences of their actions.

    Films like this are the reason I love watching world cinema especially Korean,and not that Hollywood garbage that gets churned out like a machine.

    The tension created by the ominous score and superb camerawork is genius.

    Another review complained about the phone ringing sequence...I thought that was the best scene and had to rewind it twice! Look at the paranoia that ringtone represents and what's going on around him do to him.

    This is a modern Korean classic and a must see for everyone!
    predkill

    Korean movies are boring and overrated

    Korean movies are boring and overrated, they take themselve too serious and are filled with artsy fartsy Nonsense. The Beast aka Biseuteo is maybe not so artsy fartsy like other K-movies,, but it is a boring confusing and overlong mess trying to be a superstylish Intelligent cop/serial killer Thriller with many plot twists. There are many other flaws and like I said before the storyline is confusing. Not Recommended. Korean movies are boring and overrated, they take themselve too serious and are filled with artsy fartsy Nonsense. The Beast aka Biseuteo is maybe not so artsy fartsy like other K-movies,, but it is a boring confusing and overlong mess trying to be a superstylish Intelligent cop/serial killer Thriller with many plot twists. There are many other flaws and like I said before the storyline is confusing. Not Recommended.
    10Rzazadehh_358

    like Film ❤

    How people will fall into a situation for a position. I like this movie. I recommend you watch ..
    8kamalbeeee

    Good investigation thriller movie...!

    THE BEAST (2019) THE fight between two detectives in solving serial murders... This movie has unique ending...

    A murder case takes place that shook the nation, veteran detective, Han-Su, begins investigating the case and does whatever necessary to catch the culprit, along with his junior detective, Jong-Chan.

    In the midst of the ongoing investigation, the drug-broker, Chun-Bae, gives Han-Su a definitive clue involving the murder case, in return for covering her relation to a murder.

    Han-Su's rival cop, Min-Tae, smells something fishy, and the investigation starts to take a wrong turn.

    Must watch investigation thriller..!

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 2019 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Quái Vật
    • Filming locations
      • Incheon, South Korea
    • Production company
      • Studio & New
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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