EXCLUSIVE: Here’s an exclusive clip of Korean film Yadang: The Snitch ahead of its North American theater release later this week.
The Hwang Byeong-gug crime thriller is opening in the U.S. and Canada on Friday (April 25), with Well Go USA Entertainment releasing the pic. It has been a hit in South Korea, where it took more than $4M at the box office over the weekend following its launch.
Yadang stars Squid Game Season 2’s Kang Ha-neul, Exhuma‘s Yoo Hae-jin and When Life Give You Tangerines actor Park Hae-joon. The pic follows Kang-suoo (Kang), a street savvy survivor caught between the law and the criminal underworld. After being falsely accused and sent to jail, he strikes a deal with ambitious prosecutor Kuoo Gkwan-hee (Yoo) to become an informant in exchange for his freedom. However, Kang-suoo realizes he is a pawn in a much bigger game of drug lords, corrupt officials and deadly conspiracies.
Produced by the team behind 12:12 The Day and Inside Men, the film claims to be the first to explore the real-life network of ‘yadang’ – informants who navigate the shadows between law enforcement and the criminal underworld.
The film’s star, Kang, was recently seen in the second season of Netflix survival drama Squid Game, acting opposite the likes of Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun and Wi Ha-joon.
Hwang was directed the likes of Wedding Campaign and S.I.U., and has appeared in front of the camera on films such as The Unjust, The Client, Boomerang Family, Inside Men and 12.12: The Day.
