The Good, the Bad, the Weird

(2008)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 844 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western

Year: 2008

Runtime: 130 мин

Country: South Korea

Director: Ким Джи Ун

Cast: Сон Кан Хо, Ли Бён-хон, Чон У-сон, 윤제문, 류승수, Сон Ён-чхан, 손병호, О Даль Су, Ли Чхон А, 김광일

Plot

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

A guksu western. Three Korean gunslingers are in Manchuria circa World War II: Do-wan, an upright bounty hunter, Chang-yi, a thin-skinned and ruthless killer, and Tae-goo, a train robber with nine lives. Tae-goo finds a map he's convinced leads to buried treasure; Chang-yi wants it as well for less clear reasons. Do-wan tracks the map knowing it will bring him to Chang-yi, Tae-goo, and reward money. Occupying Japanese forces and their Manchurian collaborators also want the map, as does the Ghost Market Gang who hangs out at a thieves' bazaar. These enemies cross paths frequently and dead bodies pile up. Will anyone find the map's destination and survive to tell the tale?