Hearing that his childhood friend has been viciously
stabbed to death by some street punks, Detective
Tae-su returns to his hometown for the funeral. While
there he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan
and Seok-hwan and they reminisce about the good
old days but conversation leads them into a discussion as to how their friend was murdered, bringing a
number of questions to light. Suspecting something
fishy about Wang-jae’s death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan
start investigating in their own unique and not so legal ways. Both of their investigations lead to a land
development project that Pil-ho is directing and the
two embark on a difficult battle to unearth the person
responsible for their friends death.

City of Violence draws on director Ryoo Seung-
wan’s extensive knowledge and love of Hong Kong
cinema creating a modern day Kung-fu flick that
would make Bruce Lee and the Shaw Brothers proud.