The
Korean film Nowhere to Hide (Injong sajong
polkot opta), directed by Myung-se Lee, reveals how
detectives in Pusan go about their business -- no holds barred.
The film begins with a cold-blooded murder. Somehow the detectives
link the murder to a drug gang. One after another gang member
is roughed up through brutal fight scenes in an effort to
discover who is responsible for the murder. Finally, the detectives
stake out the girlfriend of a gang leader, who leads them
to the place where the gang leader is captured. At one point
a detective admits that he became a cop because he might have
otherwise been a criminal, and it is obvious that he enjoys
the opportunity to fight and terrorize others. Suspected offenders
are well advised to run from capture, as torture is routinely
used during interrogation in the police station, though one
man is Mirandized as a joke. Yet another incident of comic
relief occurs when a man accused of raping a fourteen-year-old
girl is ordered to strip and is then criticized because the
only big thing he has are his balls. Filmviewers who like
a lot of action and violence will love Nowhere to Hide,
but they will not want to tangle with the Korean police --
ever. MH
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