The Merciless

The Merciless

Careful who you trust.

2017120 min7.2 / 10

A tense neo-noir crime thriller built on deception and shifting loyalties, where a prison bond masks competing ambitions and hidden identities.

Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in prison. When they try to take over the organization after their release, their ulterior motives start to emerge.

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