
As Korea's biggest crime organization 'Goldmoon' expands its powers, Kang, the head of police investigation planning department, orders the undercover cop Ja-Seoung to participate in project "New World", that will take down 'Goldmoon'. Ja-seong must choose either to follow Kang's orders as a cop or to keep his loyalty with Jeong Cheong, the under-boss of the 'Goldmoon' crime organization.... (Full plot summary below)
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As Korea's biggest crime organization 'Goldmoon' expands its powers, Kang, the head of police investigation planning department, orders the undercover cop Ja-Seoung to participate in project "New World", that will take down 'Goldmoon'. Ja-seong must choose either to follow Kang's orders as a cop or to keep his loyalty with Jeong Cheong, the under-boss of the 'Goldmoon' crime organization.
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| TheDivaReview.comDiva VelezTense, dark, violent and brilliantly acted, if New World is any indication of what's in store for the future of the Asian cop drama; harder, sharper, yet finessed and even elegant, then carry on Korea. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohReverse-engineered from several gangster classics, New World is like the knockoff shades and counterfeit wristwatches its antihero complains about: flashy but ultimately cheap. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeUltimately ... it's Jung-jae Lee's portrait of a man gradually being reshaped by his environment that makes this compelling. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLoyalties are tested, futures are reconsidered and the body count climbs in the effective action import New World. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNew World is both less bloody and more thoughtful than most of its genre, the shifting-alliances plot becoming more engrossing as it progresses. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthWhile it hardly reinvents the genre, it’s smart, sharp entertainment that meets expectations dead on, and provides a nifty little story told with just enough spark to make the familiar feel fresh. |
| Movie MetropolisJames PlathWhile Park Hoon-jeong's gangster film seems to celebrate the genre rather than adding a whole lot, it's reflective of a self-conscious style that's helping South Korean directors turn a few heads. |
| Canada.comKatherine MonkLiving up to the core of the noir tradition, New World takes a long view of the human species and dissects us with the cold, surgical blade of a laboratory scientist. |
| Time OutDavid FearNew World dishes out enough of the genre’s oldest pleasures to make it worthwhile. |
| Slant MagazineTina HassanniaThis is action-thriller feather preening, but all the wit in the world can't hide the narrative sprawl that rots from within. |