Starring: Jung Jin-Young, Yang Dong-Geun, Han Chae-Young
Director: Kim Yu-Jin
Studio: Cinema Service / Bitwin
Rating: 18+
Genre: Action
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About This DVD
Introduction I
Number of citizens who need protection: 526 for every one police officer
Most likely of government workers to die in the line of duty!
Number of days of night duty worked each month: more than 15
Number of murders, robberies, rapes, thefts, and other crimes of violence
committed in Korea each year: 532,243
Number of arrest achieved each year: 396,885
Number of police officers wounded on duty each year: 903
Number of police officers who die in the line of duty each year: 38
An office girl that catches a bank thief is hot news.
A housewife who catches a pickpocket and receives an award is written about in
magazines.
An innkeeper who catches a robber is interviewed in the daily newspapers.
But when a police dies in the line of duty, his wife and comrades are the only
ones who cry.
People make fun of police by calling them pigs. But who else can help the people
who are attacked and robbed? The police are professionals who take pride in
their jobs, including the important duty of chasing and catching criminals. They
work so the innocent who have died can rest easily, but they still feel
responsible for the death of the innocent.
Even though they get no round of applause or encouragement, they still work day
and night to fulfill their duties. Their work strains their hearts and souls,
but they will follow a criminal into hell to gain the satisfaction of catching
him. They are born to help others.
Introduction II
Unlike other preceding detective film, WILD CARD employs a totally new method to
attract audiences: extreme realism. The audience sees and follows the
investigations from the detectives' point of view. The storylines of earlier
films, by contrast, have been split between the perspectives of the detective
and the criminal, and have ended predictably. WILD CARD focuses on situations
that detectives encounter in actual cases. As detectives can't anticipate the
unpredictable, the audience can't know about the criminal before the crime is
committed, with no clues or subplots given tell then. The audience is made to
feel like they are watching the actual process of Homicide Team 3's
investigation. They will experience without any filter the anxiousness of the
victims, the tension of the unpredictable and even the threat to life created by
the bloody fight. You haven't seen real Korean detectives yet.
It will be a new experience to see the portrayal of real Korean detectives who
tirelessly work to track down the criminals, when before films have only
portrayed unrealistically violent or dirty detectives. You might think the
detectives belong to another world, but they are someone's son, husband, father,
brother or lover ? they are just like us. You see the routine of their days and
their families in this film. WILD CARD will wipe away your prejudices and
misconceptions about detectives and will show you the real detectives who are
working today for us.
You dial 911 in an urgent situation, knowing that the detectives are behind you
no matter what. WILD CARD portrays the humanity of the detective who fall when
he is hit and bleeds when he is cut, not the too-often-seen caricature who shows
up to easily wipe out of the enemy. Given their devotion to protect victims and
pursue criminals without regard to the perils of any situation, the detectives
have no place to retreat to -- even in life's most threatening moments. They are
able to place themselves in front of a criminal's knife because they have their
colleagues behind them for reinforcement. It is not the fist or the gun that
serves as their protection, it is the resolute faith of every single detective
to protect the others. Our heart is moved by the image of a detective running to
the scene shouting, "Everyone has to share the blade's cuts to survive."
Is the relationship between detectives and criminals really a hostile one? Seoul
is a small city, and the veteran detectives know their beats like the backs of
their hands. The gangsters have careers too ? building criminal networks and
criminal records. As time has passed and experiences have meshed, the detectives
and the criminals have become more and more acquainted and have developed
unlikely relationships. These can be drawn upon to mobilize information from
criminal networks and provide important clues to solve cases. But the
detectives' work does not stop there. They also conduct intensive and extensive
investigations to solve the most difficult of investigations. They do their best
to overcome the difficulties caused by few clues and limited personnel and
resources ? which, without the diligence of the detectives, can often lead to an
investigation that is akin to looking for a needle in a haystack.
Introduction III
My theme is human, detectives with burning hearts
Case File
Stage 1
National detective team! Getting down to work!
Young-dahl and Jay-soo begin their investigation of a murder. A woman is found
dead in a desolate subway station, and she stares at them with sorrowful eyes.
Jay-soo looks at Young-dahl as he closes her eyes. He promises himself to get
revenge for her.
Stage 2
The Homicide Team works day and night on the investigation and stakeout
duty. They uncover clue by clue from their tipster contacts and determine that
other victims were murdered in similar ways. To stop additional murders, Young-dahl
and Jay-soo work with Sang-choon's gangsters to gather information from the
gangster network.
Stage No. 3
What is the gun for if you can't shoot?
After a long shift on stakeout duty, Jay-soo encounters the criminals in the
middle of a crowded downtown area. Pulling out his gun, Young-dahl stops him.
Young-dahl knows from past experience that guns can't solve everything and gives
Jay-soo his sincere advice. But Jay-soo disagrees, having seen the criminal slip
away right in front of his eyes.
Final Stage
D-Day -- "Everyone has to share the blade's cuts to survive"
Finally it's D-Day. The whole Homicide Team mobilizes to capture the criminals.
But the criminals notice the detectives and attack defenseless Jay-soo. At that
moment, detective Chang throws himself between the criminal and Jay-soo and is
stabbed with a knife. Jay-soo furiously goes after the criminal and his hands
move towards his gun. Young-dahl sees this and feels aggravated.
| Audio Format: | DD 5.1 Surround, DD 2.0 Stereo, DTS 5.1 ES |
| Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | English, Korean |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | 2003 |
| Running Time: | 115 |
| Special Features: | - Internactive Menu - Scene Selections - Commentary by Director/Writer - Commentary by Cast - Making Film - Music Video - Photo Gallery - Cast / Director's Interview - Cast / Director's Profile |
| Availability: | Usually ships in 5-10 days |
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