''Bloody Tie'' (; lit. "A Life-or-Death Decision") is a 2006 South Korean action crime film directed by Choi Ho, it stars

Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, and has starred in several box office hits such as '' Ode to My Father'' (2014), ''Veteran'' (2015), '' The Himalayas'' (20 ...

as a detective trying to track down a drug lord by cooperating with a mid-level drug dealer, played by

Ryoo Seung-bum Ryoo Seung-bum (born August 9, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He made a name for himself in his older brother director Ryoo Seung-wan's eclectic films, notably '' Die Bad'' (his acting debut in 2000), ''Arahan'' (2004), '' Crying Fist'' (2005), ...

Plot

Sang-do (

) is a fast talking

crystal meth Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamphe ...

dealer who considers himself more of a businessman than a criminal. Sang-do has been involved in the drug business all of his life. His uncle was a drug dealer (Kim Hee-ra), specializing in manufacturing crystal meth. Sang-do's mother died when one of his uncle’s meth labs blew up in an accident. Do Jin-kwang (

) is a hard-nosed cop who doesn't always play by the rules. Do's partner died four years ago, while trying to take down the top drug dealer Jang Chul (Lee Do-kyeong) in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

. Since his partner's death, Do has been driven to arrest Jang Chul and this time he plans to use Sang-do to finally take him down.

Cast

- Oh Sang-do *

- Do Jin-kwang *Kim Hee-ra - Lee Taek-jo * Choo Ja-hyun - Ji-young *Lee Do-kyeong - Jang Chul * On Joo-wan - Yoo Sung-geun *Kim Jin-hyeok - Young-nam *

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- Detective Kim *Lee Eol - Detective Kim *

Shin Jung-geun Shin Jung-geun (born September 26, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is most active as a supporting actor in films such as '' Running Turtle'' (2009), '' In Love and War'' (2011), ''The Grand Heist'' (2012), and '' The Five'' (2013), as well as ...

- Section chief Go *Yang Ki-won - Hyung-nam *Kim Sun-hwa - Hyung-nam's girl *Min Do-gi *Choi Jin-ho - Chang-joon

Awards and nominations

2006 Busan Film Critics Awards"Bloody Tie - Awards"
''Cinemasie''. Retrieved 2013-02-04. * Best Actor -

* Best Supporting Actress - Choo Ja-hyun 2006 Grand Bell Awards * Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun * Nomination - Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum 2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards * Nomination - Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun * Nomination - Best Cinematography - Oh Hyun-je * Nomination - Best Lighting - Im Jae-young * Nomination - Best Music - Kim Sang-man 2006 Korean Film Awards * Best Supporting Actress - Choo Ja-hyun * Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun * Nomination - Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best Cinematography - Oh Hyun-je * Nomination - Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum 2006

Director's Cut Awards The Director's Cut Awards () is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sha ...

* Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun 2007

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

* Best Actor -

* Nomination - Best New Actress - Choo Ja-hyun

References

External links

* * * * {{hancinema film, Bloody_Tie, Bloody Tie 2006 films 2006 crime thriller films 2000s crime action films South Korean crime thriller films Police detective films Films about drugs South Korean crime action films South Korean neo-noir films Films set in Busan 2000s Korean-language films Films directed by Choi Ho 2000s South Korean films Myung Films films