Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.
Acting
Kim Hye-soo's entrance—career-defining femme fatale energy
Direction
Choi Dong-hoon's kinetic card table choreography
Cinematography
Sweat, smoke, and neon—gambling never looked this delicious
Director
Choi Dong-hoon
Cho Seung-woo
Go-ni
Kim Hye-soo
Madam Jeong
Baek Yoon-sik
Mr. Pyeong
Yoo Hai-jin
Ko Gwang-ryeol
Kim Eung-soo
Kwak Cheol-yong
Kim Sang-ho
Park Moo-seok
Kim Yun-seok
Ah-gwi
Ju Jin-mo
Jjak-gwi
Kim Kyung-ik
Red Acid
Lee Soo-kyung
Hwa-ran
Kim Jung-nan
Se-ran
Kwon Tae-won
Ho-gu
Jo Sang-geon
Racoon
Baek Do-bin
Yong-hae
Seo Dong-soo
Yong-pal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The hwatu card game sequences required months of training; Cho Seung-woo performed most hands himself.
This blockbuster revitalized Korean gambling cinema and made Kim Hye-soo a bankable lead after years of being sidelined.
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