The Policeman's Lineage

Jan 5, 2022

2h 0m

★ 6.5

Lingering tension of two cops who will you trust.

Overview

A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the officer investigates further, his own attitudes begin to mirror the team leader's.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Leeyang Film

Acemaker Movieworks

The Policeman's Lineage Trailers

Cast

Park Kang-yoon

Cho Jin-woong

Choi Min-jae

Choi Woo-shik

Chief of inspection

Park Hee-soon

Na Young-bin

Kwon Yul

Cha Dong-chul

Park Myung-hoon

President Kim

Jeong Seong-mo

Seo Joong-ho

Lee Eol

Yong

Hong Gi-jun

Kim

Lee Hyun-wook

Kwon Gi-ahn

Bek Hyun-jin

Min-jae's father

Park Jung-bum

Min-jae's younger sister

Jang Seo-kyung

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