After a large heist, five of Korea’s most infamous thieves – Popeye, Pepsi,
Yenicall, Zampano and Chewingum – jump at the chance to get out of
town when offered a job in Macao. Their goal is to steal the ‘Tear of the
Sun’, a 318 carat diamond worth over $20 million held at the Macao Casino. The brains behind the break-in is Macao Park who has assembled
his own Chinese team to join the crew. However tensions run high when
personal histories get in the way of the present and some of the criminals
have their own designs on the diamond.

The Thieves is one of Korea’s largest co-productions with a fantastic
Korean and Hong Kong cast including Kim Yoon-suk (Yellow Sea), Kim
Hye-soo (The Red Shoes), Lee Jung-jae (The Housemaid), Simon Yam
(Election 1 & 2) and Derek Tsang (The Eye 2). Director Choi has a number of critically acclaimed films to his name including the 2009 smash
Woochi the Demon Slayer and 2006’s Tazza: The High Rollers. This mix
of amazing talent and a gripping, high impact story has made The Thieves
one of the biggest grossing films in Korea’s box office history.