20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

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The Thieves

도둑들

It's the score of their lives—if they can pull it off. Who can resist the Tear of the Sun: a 318-carat diamond, worth $20 million, locked away in a casino? The vault is impenetrable, the location crawling with cops, and everyone knows there's no honor among thieves. But these five are at the top of their game, and the crew is assembling for their biggest job yet. If they didn’t have to work with Macao Park’s team, it might go down smoother. As they gear up and stroll into the casino with a plan, skills, and a whole lot of nerve, they quickly learn that avoiding the cops may not be their toughest problem. What's Macao Park's real motive? Who will betray them all? And who will walk away with the diamond?

Director: Choi Dong-hoon
Cast: Gianna Jung, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Yoon-seok, Simon Yam
Languages: Korean, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Japanese with English Subtitles
2012; 136 min.

SCHEDULE:

Sunday July 31, 1:00pm
Asia Society

Choi Dong-hoon
최동훈

Choi Dong-hoon ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films having become box-office hits: "The Big Swindle" (2004), "Tazza: The High Rollers" (2006), "Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard" (2009), "The Thieves" (2012), and Assassination (2015). "Alienoid", his new time-traveling sci-fi adventure, stars NYAFF 2019 Screen International Rising Star honoree Ryu Jun-yeol.