Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

Name: Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2019-03-20
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Lee Sun-kyun, Jeon So-nee, Park Hae-joon, Lee You-young, Park Byung-eun

2019·Movie·127 min·★ 6.1(125)

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“The bad meets the worst.”

On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.

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About Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage is a 2019 Korean-language action, crime and drama film directed by Lee Jeong-beom. The cast is led by Lee Sun-kyun, Jeon So-nee, Park Hae-joon. It has a runtime of 2h 7m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 100 ratings.

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage was produced by Dice Film, Warner Bros. Korea, and Generation Blue Films and made in South Korea. It was released on March 20, 2019.

Director: Lee Jeong-beom
Writers: Lee Jeong-beom
Release date: March 20, 2019
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Production: Dice Film, Warner Bros. Korea, Generation Blue Films

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Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage cast & crew

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage was directed by Lee Jeong-beom and written by Lee Jeong-beom.

The cast features Lee Sun-kyun as Jo Pil-ho, Jeon So-nee as Mina, Park Hae-joon as Kwon Tae-ju, Lee You-young as Yang Hee-sook, Park Byung-eun as Inspector Nam, and Song Young-chang as Jeong Yi-hyang.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Shim Hyun-jung, cinematography is by Kim Sung-an, and it was produced by Kim Jho Gwang-soo and Kim Sung-woo.

Is Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage worth watching?

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 125 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 2h 7m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, crime, and drama, Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage is worth a place on your watchlist.

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