The Merciless (2017)

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Careful who you trust.

Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in prison. When they try to take over the organization after their release, their ulterior motives start to emerge.

• Released: 2017-05-17
• Genres: Action, Crime, Mystery
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 146 votes

Directed by Byun Sung-hyun.

Top cast

• Sul Kyung-gu as Han Jae-ho
• Yim Si-wan as Jo Hyun-su
• Kim Hie-won as Byung-gab
• Jeon Hye-jin as In-sook
• Lee Kyung-young as Byung-chul
• Moon Ji-yoon as Young-geun
• Jang In-sub as Min-chul
• Kim Ji-hoon as Jung-sik
• Kim Seung-oh as Seung-pil
• Jin Sun-kyu as Prison Chief Security Officer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Merciless

• United Kingdom: stream on STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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