Assassination
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Assassination

The country falls. The operation begins.

7.3 / 10 2015 2h 20mNR Korean
ActionThrillerDrama

Storyline

In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.

Cast & Crew

Gianna Jun

Gianna Jun

Ahn Ok-yun

Lead
Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Hawaii Pistol

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae

Yeom Seok-jin

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Pomade

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Kang In-gook

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

Hwang Deok-sam

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eui-sung

Butler

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Choi Dong-hoon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Assassination is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker