Rent Shiri (1999)
3.3 of 5 from 81 ratings
2h 1min
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- Synopsis:
When special agent Ryu of South Korea's secret service fails to prevent the death of an arms smuggler turned informant, he instinctively suspects the involvement of Hee, an enigmatic sniper from a North Korean terrorist group. A skilled master of disguise, Hee has previously assassinated many government officials but since managed to disappear, escaping the unrelenting pursuit of South Korean agents. Now it appears that she has returned..... Featuring some true breath-taking set pieces and ultra-kinetic shoot-outs, this adrenalin-charged ride into the dangerous world of renegade snipers and secret intelligence officers was the highest grossing box office success of all time in Korean history. - Actors:
- Suk-kyu Han, Min-sik Choi, Yunjin Kim, Kang-ho Song, Johnny Kim, Jung-min Hwang, Hyun-Sung Jang, Su-ro Kim, Seung-Shin Lee, Yong-woo Park
- Directors:
- Je-kyu Kang
- Writers:
- Je-kyu Kang
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- New waves of Korean Cinema, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1999, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Korea
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Ferocious - Shiri review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Aka Shiri - a superb ferocious Korean thriller set during a brief thawing of relations between North and South. 2 South Korean agents Yu (Suk-Kye) and Lee (Kang-Ho) are on the trail of top North Korean assassin Hee who has several sniper kills to her name but she always gets away. They learn of a new high explosive the South are developing and the fact that a ruthless North Korean special forces squad led by Park (Moon-Sik) who intend to steal it and use it to undermine the peace process. Yu is in a relationship with Hyun (Lee) who is a sweet girl who runs a tropical fish shop. It soon becomes apparent that someone is feeding the enemy squad vital info as they are ahead all the time. Can the agents uncover the mole in time to avoid a massacre and resulting war…. It’s full full of major set pieces with car chases , massive gun battles and bomb timer count downs that owes as much to Die Hard as it does to John Woo with a surprisingly affecting emotional core - solid leads and Moon-Sik is wonderfully deranged as the bad guy and was the largest grossing Korean movie up to that point - 4/5
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