The Roundup (2022 film)
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The Roundup (Korean: 범죄도시2; lit. Crime City 2) is a 2022 South Korean crime action film directed by Lee Sang-yong, starring Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku, and Choi Gwi-hwa.[4] It is the second installment of The Roundup series and the sequel to The Outlaws (2017). The film was released theatrically on May 18, 2022, in IMAX format.[5][6] Set after 4 years after the previous film, Detective Ma Seok-do travels to Vietnam to extradite a suspect, but comes across some gruesome murders of Korean tourists by a vicious killer named Kang Hae-sung.
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Hangul | 범죄도시2 |
Hanja | 犯罪都市2 |
Literal meaning | Crime City 2 |
Revised Romanization | Beomjoedosi2 |
McCune–Reischauer | Pŏmjoedoshi3 |
Directed by | Lee Sang-yong |
Written by | Kim Min-seong |
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Cinematography | Ju Seong-rim |
Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | ₩10.5 billion[1] |
Box office | US$101.1 million[2][3] |
The film became the highest performing South Korean release since the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] It is the highest-grossing Korean film of 2022, with a gross of US$100.06 million and 12.59 million admissions.[9] As of June 9, 2024, The Roundup is the third highest-grossing film and the eleventh most viewed film in South Korean film history. A sequel, The Roundup: No Way Out, was released in May 2023.