Don't Touch Dirty Money (2024 Film)
Don't Touch Dirty Money (Korean: 더러운 돈에 손대지 마라) is a 2024 South Korean crime thriller film directed and written by Kim Min-Soo. The film explores the moral compromises and dangerous consequences faced by two detectives who operate outside the law.
Plot
The story follows Myung-Deuk (played by Jung Woo) and Dong-Hyeok (played by Kim Dae-Myung), two detectives who supplement their income by accepting bribes. When they discover information regarding a large sum of money belonging to a criminal organization, they devise a plan to steal the funds, believing it to be an untraceable opportunity to change their lives. However, their scheme goes awry when an undercover detective is killed at the scene. The investigation into the murder falls to them, forcing the two men to cover up their involvement while evidence increasingly points toward their own guilt.
Production
The film was directed by Kim Min-Soo, who also penned the screenplay. Production was characterized by a lengthy development and filming schedule, with principal photography commencing on December 20, 2018, and concluding on May 22, 2020. The film was distributed by Acemaker Movie Works and officially released in South Korea on October 17, 2024, with a runtime of 100 minutes.
Cast
The film features an ensemble cast portraying the detectives and the criminal elements involved in the central conflict.
- Jung Woo as Kim Myung-Deuk
- Kim Dae-Myung as Lee Dong-Hyeok
- Park Byung-Eun as Oh Seung-Chan
- Cho Hyun-Chul as Park Jeong-Hoon
- Jung Hae-Kyun as Ryu Jei
- Baek Soo-Jang as Joo Ki-Ryong
- Yoo Teo as Jang Ji-Yang