Struggling against finding themselves involved in terrible, Jong-Dae and Yong-Ki, two men, who work at collecting empty bottles and papers, who join different gangs, as they fight for political interests.
Gangnam Blues does not break much new ground for its genre, but it's very well-made in what is by now a familiar Korean style, emphasising clarity, medium-to-long shots, and symmetrical compositions with actors often directly facing the camera.
Director Yoo Ha does not hold back, with torture, stabbings, hatchet attacks and beatings taking centre stage. What makes this film work, however, is its analysis of the South Korean elite prior to the reestablishment of democracy in 1987.
