Kang Tae-ho takes on the prison drama, a sub-genre that has had some great films released in South Korea, for his debut film “King of Prison“.
Synopsis
Man-hee, imprisoned for being caught up in an accidental violent case, will be admitted to a violent room where the king of prison can be found. On the other hand, with Tae-soo, the opposition leader being admitted to the same prison, a group of people who are unhappy with the king gather one by one, and the gang members face a desperate crisis…
The film stars Lee Sol-gu (“Illang: The Wolf Brigade”), Yoo Sang-jae (“Default”), Lee Hyung-woong (“The Mayor”), Kang In-sung, Lee Si-hoo and Cho Myeong-yeon. It releases in South Korea some point in May, 2020.