By: William Dale |
Thursday May 15, 2008 |
Battling its Way to DVD for the First Time on May 20, 2008 from Genius Products
“Elevates the genre to an epic narrative level. Full of swiftly etched, well-developed characters and peppered with taut action sequences.” – Derek Elley, Variety
Prepare to be blown away by the enormous intensity and action-packed thrills of A Dirty Carnival, raging onto DVD on May 20, 2008 from Genius Products and CJ Entertainment. Featuring In-seong Jo, winner of the Korean Movie Awards for Best Actor, A Dirty Carnival will be available to own for $24.95 SRP with a pre-order date of April 8.
After being betrayed by a close friend, a rising gangster finds himself in a deadly fight to stay alive in this blood-drenched, martial-arts packed crime thriller. In the same heart-pounding vein of Dragon Dynasty™ titles, A Dirty Carnival features an incredible and extreme gang showdown that you absolutely must see to believe!
A Dirty Carnival contains exhilarating bonus features including:
- Making of the action scenes
- Deleted scenes
SYNOPSIS
The streets of Seoul South Korea can be dangerous, uncompromising and a difficult place to make a living. When a young up-and-coming gangster finally gets a chance to move up in his organization, he is left with no choice but to take his shot. After he ends a corrupt lawyer who threatens his crime family boss he begins his rapid ascension to power. His future in crime seems secure – until fate steps in and a series of events changes everything. A movie director friend contacts him seeking background information for his upcoming mob drama and his life is turned upside down. Caught in a tangled web of murder, passion and betrayal, the hit man must draw first blood in order to survive in a dirty world void of trust or mercy.