| City of Damnation | |
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| Directed by | Kim Dong-won |
| Written by | Kim Dong-won |
| Starring | Jung Joon-ho Jung Woong-in Jung Woon-taek |
| Music by | Kim Si-hwan |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyo-jin |
| Editing by | Jeong Gwang-jin |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 22 January 2009 |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$7,545,744 |
City of Damnation (Hangul: 유감스러운 도시; RR: Yoogamseureowoon dosi; MR: Yugamsŭrŏun tosi) is a 2009 South Korean film directed by Kim Dong-won.
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Jang Choon-dong is a traffic officer who aspires to become a homicide detective. After being noticed by his superiors, Choon-dong is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate a gangster network headed by Yang Kwang-seob. Meanwhile, Lee Joong-dae, a member of Kwang-seob's gang, goes undercover himself by joining the police force. Joong-dae tries hard to gain favour with his squad leader and bureau director in an effort to expose Choon-dong's identity, but falls in love with a colleague, Cha Se-rin.
City of Damnation was released in South Korea on 22 January 2009,[1] and was the only Korean film to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, traditionally a big season for domestic films.[2] On its opening weekend it was ranked third at the box office with 249,720 admissions,[3] and the film's disappointing performance was thought to illustrate a steady decline in the popularity of the gangster comedy genre with local audiences.[4] As of 22 February, City of Damnation had received a total of 1,555,039 admissions nationwide,[5] and as of 1 March had grossed a total of US$7,545,744.[6]