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The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

β˜… 7.2R139 minDirector: Kim Ji-woon

2008 South Korean film

The Good, the Bad, the Weird (Korean: 쒋은 λ†ˆ, λ‚˜μœ λ†ˆ, μ΄μƒν•œ λ†ˆ) is a 2008 South Korean Western action film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Kim Jee-woon, and starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung. The film is an homage to the 1966 Spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and is set in Japanese-occupied Manchuria during the late 1930s.

The film marks the second collaboration between actor Lee and director Kim, who had previously collaborated on the action drama A Bittersweet Life (2005) and would later do so again in Kim's I Saw the Devil (2010).

The Good, the Bad, the Weird premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in the U.S. on 23 April 2010. It received positive reviews with critics praising the action, the cinematography and the direction.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is The Good, the Bad, the Weird about?
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) β€” A guksu western. Three Korean gunslingers are in Manchuria circa World War II: Do-wan, an upright bounty hunter, Chang-yi, a thin-skinned and ruthless killer, and Tae-goo, a train robber with nine lives. Tae-goo finds a map he's convinced leads to buried treasure; Chang-yi wants
Is The Good, the Bad, the Weird based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Good, the Bad, the Weird scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.