While covering up the Mayor’s crimes, Han is cornered by a relentless prosecutor, Kim Cha-in (Kwak Do-won), who demands evidence against Park. As the pressure mounts from both sides, Han's sanity begins to unravel in a city where every character is "an unlikeable, ultraviolent jerk".

is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action crime thriller directed by Kim Sung-su . Set in the fictional city of Annam, the film presents a grim world of deep-seated political corruption where survival is the only law. Film Overview Release Date: September 28, 2016 (South Korea). Genre: Neo-noir, Action, Crime. Runtime: 132 minutes. Director/Writer: Kim Sung-su . Box Office: US $18.3 million globally. Plot Synopsis

The story follows Han Do-kyung ( Jung Woo-sung ), a corrupt detective who handles dirty work for Annam's ruthless Mayor, Park Sung-bae ( Hwang Jung-min ). Han's primary motivation is to fund the medical bills for his terminally ill wife, but he soon finds himself trapped in a dangerous "vise grip".