The Outlaws (2017 film)
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| Hangul | 범죄도시 |
| Hanja | 犯罪都市 |
| Literal meaning | Crime City |
| Revised Romanization | Beomjoedosi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pŏmjoedosi |
| Directed by | Kang Yun-seong |
| Written by | Kang Yun-seong |
| Produced by | Yoo Yeong-chae |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ju Sung-lim Kim Yong-seong |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min Hwang Eun-ju |
Production companies | Hong Film B.A. Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$52.9 million |
The Outlaws, also written as The Roundup:The Outlaws, (Korean: 범죄도시; lit. Crime City) is a 2017 South Korean crime action film written and directed by Kang Yoon-sung, and starring Ma Dong-seok, and Yoon Kye-sang. It was released on October 3, 2017. Set in 2004, the film revolves around Detective Ma Seok-do, who tries to control the gang-wars between Chinese-Korean gangs while also dealing with a ruthless loan shark named Jang-Chen.
The film is based on a May 2004 incident in the Chinatown of Garibong-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul when 14 Chinese-Koreans from the "Wang Geon-i faction" were arrested on charges of attempted murder, and an April 2007 incident in which 7 members of the Yanbian organization "Heuksa-pa", also based in the Garibong-dong, were arrested and 26 were indicted without detention.
The Outlaws is the first installment of The Roundup series. It was followed by three sequels: The Roundup (2022), The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), and The Roundup: Punishment (2024).