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A Dirty Carnival
A raw, melancholic neo-noir steeped in rainy asphalt and visceral dread, capturing the tragic delusion of brotherhood through the image of a bloodstained knife hidden beneath a celebratory banquet.
A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival

비열한 거리

"A world without trust and mercy."

17 October 2006 South Korea 141 min 7.0 (230)

Director: Yoo Ha

Cast: Zo In-sung, Cheon Ho-jin, Namkoong Min, Lee Bo-young, Jin Goo

Drama Crime Action The Illusion of Loyalty & Inevitability of Betrayal Capitalist Commodification & Exploitation of Real Lives The Burden of Poverty & False Promise of Social Mobility The Double-Edged Nature of Vulnerability & Confession
Budget: $4,700,000
Box Office: $10,371,998

A Dirty Carnival — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

세상에서 성공하려면 딱 두 가지만 알면 돼. 내게 필요한 사람이 누군지, 그 사람이 뭘 필요로 하는지.
— President Hwang

Context

Spoken during a private meeting with Byung-doo.

Meaning

Encapsulates the predatory, transactional philosophy of the film and sets Byung-doo's tragic descent in motion.

식구가 뭐냐? 같이 밥 먹는 입구멍이지. 내 입에 밥 들어갈 때 내 식구들 입에도 밥 들어가는 거, 그게 바로 건달이야.
— Kim Byung-doo

Context

Byung-doo explains his moral rationale to his subordinates.

Meaning

Reveals his self-justification: violence is merely labor done to feed his extended family.

약속 지킨다고 밥이 나오냐, 떡이 나오냐?
— Sang-chul

Context

Delivered regarding the dispensability of honor and promises over financial gain.

Meaning

Emphasizes the casual disregard for promises and honor in the criminal underworld when financial interests conflict with loyalty.

민호야, 너 나 팔아먹은 거냐?
— Kim Byung-doo

Context

Uttered when Byung-doo confronts Min-ho after discovering that Min-ho's hit feature film is a near-verbatim dramatization of Byung-doo's actual murders.

Meaning

Expresses the crushing realization of betrayal by a childhood friend who commodified his genuine trauma.

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