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| name = City of Damnation

| image = City of Damnation film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| native_name =

| director = Kim Dong-won

| producer =

| writer = Kim Dong-won

| starring = Jung Joon-ho
Jung Woong-in
Jung Woon-taek

| music = Kim Si-hwan

| cinematography = Kim Hyo-jin

| editing = Jeong Gwang-jin

| studio =

| distributor = CJ Entertainment

| released =

| runtime = 121 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

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'City of Damnation' is a 2009 South Korean film directed by Kim Dong-won and is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film 'Infernal Affairs'.[http://www.film.com/features/story/infernal-affairs-vs-remake-departed/11973483 "Infernal Affairs vs. the remake, The Departed"]. 'Film.com'. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

Plot



Jang Choon-dong is a traffic officer who aspires to become a homicide detective. After being noticed by his superiors, Choon-dong is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate a gangster network headed by Yang Kwang-seob. Meanwhile, Lee Joong-dae (Jung Woong-in), a member of Kwang-seob's gang, goes undercover himself by joining the police force. Joong-dae tries hard to gain favour with his squad leader and bureau director in an effort to expose Choon-dong's identity, but falls in love with a colleague, Cha Se-rin.

Cast



* Jung Joon-ho as Jang Choon-dong

* Jung Woong-in as Lee Joong-dae

* Jung Woon-taek as Moon Dong-sik, aka Dae Ga-ri

* Park Sang-min as Ssang-kal

* Kim Sang-joong as Gangster boss Yang Kwang-seob

* Han Go-eun as Police lieutenant Cha Se-rin

* Sunwoo Jae-duk as Squad leader Park Jong-ki

* Park Yong-gi as Bureau director Cheon Seong-ki

* Kim Dae-hee as Won Sam-eeh, aka Won Soong-eeh

* Kang Seong-pil as Yang Pal-eeh

* Kim Young-hoon as Chef camouflage worker

Release



'City of Damnation' was released in South Korea on 22 January 2009,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_City_of_Damnation.php City of Damnation (Movie - 2008)]". 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 23 March 2009. and was the only Korean film to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, traditionally a big season for domestic films.Yang Sung-jin. "[http://www.hancinema.net/foreign-films-lead-weekend-17815.html Foreign films lead weekend]". 'HanCinema', 24 January 2009; originally published by 'The Korea Herald'. Retrieved on 23 January 2009. On its opening weekend it was ranked third at the box office with 249,720 admissions,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2009.01.23+%7E+2009.01.25 Korean Box Office, Week-end 2009.01.23 ~ 2009.01.25]". 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 23 March 2009. and the film's disappointing performance was thought to illustrate a steady decline in the popularity of the gangster comedy genre with local audiences.Yang Sung-jin. "[http://www.hancinema.net/-red-cliff-dominates-holiday-box-office-17854.html 'Red Cliff' dominates holiday box office]". 'HanCinema', 29 January 2009; originally published by 'The Korea Herald'. Retrieved on 23 January 2009. As of 22 February, 'City of Damnation' had received a total of 1,555,039 admissions nationwide,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2009.02.20+%7E+2009.02.22 Korean Box Office, Week-end 2009.02.20 ~ 2009.02.22]". 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 23 March 2009. and as of 1 March had grossed a total of US$7,545,744."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2009&wk=9&p=.htm South Korea Box Office February 27March 1, 2009]". 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 23 March 2009.

See also



*'The Departed'

*'Infernal Affairs'

References




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