Hot Blooded

Mar 23, 2022

1h 59m

★ 6.3

Be assertive, or face the death.

Overview

A veteran gangster, Hee-su, is looking to retire from his crime family in the violent port town of Kuam, Korea. But an unexpected betrayal leads him down a bloody path where he gets caught in the middle of a mob war with deadly consequences.

Genres

Crime

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Gorae Pictures

Hot Blooded Trailers

Cast

Hee-soo

Jung Woo

Elder Son

Kim Kap-soo

Yong-kang

Choi Moo-seong

Cheol-jin

Ji Seung-hyun

Yang-dong

Kim Hae-gon

In-sook

Yoon Ji-hye

Ah-mi

Lee Hong-nae

Loan Shark

Yoon Je-moon

Madam Yoon

Jeong Young-ju

Cheon Dal-ho

Jung Ho-bin

President Nam

Kim Jong-goo

Dal-ja

Lee Young-suk

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