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Blowing the nation's drug scene wide open.

Yadang: The Snitch

Korean Cinema20252h 3mKoreanTop 45% of Korean Cinema budgets
64Standing

48th of 194 in Korean Cinema

Reported gross
67
Return on budget
52
Audience rating
38
Momentum
92
  • Out-grossed 67% of Korean Cinema releases with reported figures ($25M).
  • Returned 2.6× its budget, against an industry median of 2.4×.
  • Momentum in the 92nd percentile.
  • Audience rating 6.9 from 47 votes, the 38th percentile.
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Cost
$10M
Took
$25M
Hit2.6× its cost

Against a Korean Cinema median of 2.4×, so this one returned 1.1 times what a typical release there does.

The money says hit. What do you say?

The picture

Lee Gang-soo, a man who was previously imprisoned under false accusations, receives a life-altering offer from an ambitious prosecutor named Ku Gwan-hee. In exchange for a reduced sentence and legal protection, Gang-soo becomes a 'yadang'—a professional informant operating between the drug underworld and law enforcement. As Gang-soo helps Gwan-hee achieve high-profile results and climb the prosecutorial ladder, a determined narcotics detective named Oh Sang-jae begins to suspect the corrupt nature of their partnership. The trio becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy involving elite VIPs and a massive new drug trafficking network that threatens to consume them all.

Released
16 April 2025
Runtime
2h 3m
Language
Korean
Industry
Korean Cinema
Top billedAll 21 credits
Made by
Original Music Composer
Kim Hong-jip, Lee Jin-hee
Director of Photography
Lee Mo-gae
Producer
William Kim
Filed under
ActionThrillerCrimeMystery

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