Apollo Cinema Piccadilly

Die Bad is a hard-boiled action movie in four parts about violence: school violence, a ghost’s violence against its murderer, violence between a cop and a gangster, and an appalling fight among gangsters. Suk-whan and Sung-bin, both teenagers, rumble with Hyun-soo’s group at a pool hall. Sung-bin accidentally kills Hyun-soo after trying to stop the fight. After 7 years in prison, Sung-bin arrives home only to find out that nobody welcomes him back. Furthermore, he is haunted by the ghost of Hyun-soo. In despair, Sung-bin throws himself into the world of organized crime. Meanwhile, Suk-whan, who actually ignited the fatal fight, has become a cop, and he tries to stay away from Sung-bin...

Dir Ryoo Seung-wan, S.Korea, 2000, 94mins