The Roundup: Punishment Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

As Detective Ma Seok-do pursues a drug trafficking app's elusive developer, he uncovers a deadly link to a vast online gambling syndicate, triggering an unprecedented alliance to take down the masterminds.

Plot

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Plot

During the investigations of a drug trafficking app, the Monster Cop Ma Seok-do (Don Lee) and his team discover a connection between the wanted app developer, who was killed in the Philippines, and a massive illegal online gambling organization. Meanwhile in the Philippines, Baek Chang-gi, a former elite soldier, has been controlling the Korean online illegal gambling market, terrorizing it with kidnap, assault and murder. His partner, the IT genius CEO, Chang Dong-chul plans an even larger scheme in Korea. To put an end to the escalating threat, Detective Ma expands the operation by proposing an unexpected alliance to Jang, and unfolds the biggest roundup mission to hunt down the criminals, collaborating with the cyber unit and Metro Investigations.

Cited as official plot version

Action Comedy Crime

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Roundup: Punishment.

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  Don Lee

  Badland Hunters, Eternals

• K
  Kim Moo-yul

• P
  Park Ji-Hwan

  Spiritwalker

• L
  Lee Dong-hwi

  Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman, Extreme Job

Crew Behind the Film

The The Roundup: Punishment behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Heo Myeong Haeng last directed Badland Hunters.

Director

Heo Myeong Haeng

Screenwriter

Sang-ho Oh

Producers

Billy Acumen
Kim Hong-baek
Don Lee

Production Details

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Key Facts

• The Roundup: Punishment was directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, a stunt choreographer who worked on Lee’s breakout hit Train To Busan. It recently had its world premiere at The Berlin International Film Festival, to rave reviews, following in the same footsteps as the first three critically-acclaimed films in the franchise (with Rotten-Tomatoes critic scores of 91%, 96% and 100% respectively.)
• The fourth installment of the smash hit Korean action franchise (4/14/2024).

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Apr 2024

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