10th New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 1-14, 2011

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City of Violence

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Packed with sneak attack break dancers, BMX bandits, gibbering junkies and whipped into a frenzy by a hardcore funk-a-licious soundtrack, City of Violence is so thoroughly 80’s that you’d expect to find it on a grindhouse double bill with Death Wish 2, not in a fancy pants film festival. But this stripped-down, old school action flick is from Korea’s master of onscreen mayhem, Ryoo Seung-wan (The Unjust, Dachimawa Lee) who teams up with Korea’s master stuntman and action choreographer, Jung Doo-hong (Tae Guk Ki, The Foul King) to punch out the lights with this two-fisted pulp rocket.

Director: Ryoo Seung-wan
Cast: Kim Byeong-ok, Ahn Gil-kang, Lee Joo-shil, Jung Suk-yong, Lee Beom-soo, Jung Doo-hong, Ryoo Seung-wan
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2006; 92 min.

SCHEDULE:

Wednesday July 13, 3:30pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center

Director Ryoo Seung-wan will appear

Ryoo Seung-wan
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