According to data from the Korean Film Council, the action film "Yadang: The Snitch" is dominating the Korean box office.
During the holidays in Korea (Loc Dong International Day 1.5, Children's Day and Buddha's Day 5.), the film attracted 831,000 audiences, reaching a seating occupancy rate of 26.9%.
Since its release on April 16, the film "Yadang: Three Faces of an Emulation" has continuously held the No. 1 position at the Korean box office.
To date, the film has sold 2.67 million tickets, surpassing the 2.54 million tickets of "Hitman 2" (played by Kwon Sang Woo) to become the most watched Korean film of the year.
"Yadang: The Snitch" directed by Hwang Byeong Gug. The film exploits the character "yadang" - a Korean term used to refer to those who score professionally, providing information about drug dealers to police or law enforcement agencies.
In which, the 3 main characters are Lee Kang Su (Kang Ha Neul) - "yadang" famous in the Korean drug world; Koo Kwan Hee (Yoo Hae Jin) - a prosecutor trying to advance with confidential information from "yadang" and Oh Sang Jae (Park Hae Joon) - a police officer determined to suppress drug crimes.
In addition to taking "yadang" as the main character, the work is highly appreciated for its victims of brutal realism. Some also commented that the film is a drug world version of " inside Men".
Previously, director Hwang Byeong Gug repeatedly emphasized the film's urgent sociability and message.
"A few years ago, about 16,000 drug criminals were arrested every year. Now that number has risen to 23,000, and in cases that have not been reported, the actual figure could be 20 times higher.
I want this film to be not only entertaining but also raise awareness of the serious dangers of drug crimes in society".
In Vietnam, the film "Yadang: Three Faces of an Incredible trend" will officially premiere on May 16.
