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West 32nd

West 32nd

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West 32nd

"On one city block lies a whole other world."

2007

1h 26m

5.2(8 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

When John Kim, an ambitious young lawyer, takes on a pro bono case to exonerate a fourteen-year-old boy from a first degree murder charge, he finds a world he never knew existed in the underbelly of Manhattan - the Korean underworld.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

John Cho

John Cho

John Kim

Jun Kim

Jun Kim

Mike Juhn

Grace Park

Grace Park

Lila Lee

Jung Jun-ho

Jung Jun-ho

Chun Jin-ho

Jane Kim

Jane Kim

Kim Sook-hee

Lanny Joon

Lanny Joon

Saeng

Hans Kim

Kyuc

Chil Kong

Chil Kong

Detective Park

Haerry Kim

Haerry Kim

Mama San

Billy Choi

Billy Choi

Bar Host

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Kang
Written by: Michael Kang
Edmund Lee

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