Draped in a rain-slicked, neon-noir dystopia, this brutal science-fiction tragedy bleeds profound isolation; it is an iron beast staring through glowing red lenses, silently yearning to remember the warmth of a human heartbeat.

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

인랑

25 July 2018 Hong Kong 138 min 6.3 (335)

Director: Kim Jee-woon

Cast: Gang Dong-won, Han Hyo-joo, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Moo-yul, Han Ye-ri

Drama Action Thriller Science Fiction The Dehumanization of State Instruments (Man vs. Beast) Political Manipulation and Bureaucratic Intrigue Guilt, Trauma, and the Search for Redemption Divided Identity and the Cost of Reunification

Budget: $16,723,043

Illang: The Wolf Brigade — Movie Quotes

Name: Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Director: Kim Jee-woon
Released: 2018

Memorable Quotes

우리는 늑대의 탈을 쓴 인간이 아니라, 인간의 탈을 쓴 늑대다.

— Jang Jin-tae / Special Unit ethos

Context

Spoken to reinforce the lethal identity required of the Wolf Brigade operatives.

Meaning

Defines the film's central struggle between primal violence and human conscience, reinforcing the lethal identity required of the Wolf Brigade.

왜... 왜 그런 짓을 한 거야?

— Lim Joong-kyung

Context

Lim whispers this in hesitation to the young courier in the sewers right before she detonates the bomb.

Meaning

Represents the spark of human conscience that halts Lim's trigger finger and shatters his conditioning.

짐승과 인간이 얽힌 이야기에는 결코 행복한 결말이란 없어.

— Lee Yoon-hee

Context

Reflecting on the Little Red Riding Hood fable during her conversations with Lim.

Meaning

A melancholic reflection acknowledging the tragic impossibility of romance between state killers and civilian pawns.

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