Believer

Search for a film

Synopsis

Korean-language Crime/Drama. Based on the film 'Drug War' by Johnnie To. A police detective (Cho Jin-woong) enlists the help of a low-level criminal (Ryu Jun-yeol) to catch a mysterious crime boss.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some in a torture context - some blood, much detail
• Infrequent breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of illegal substance use, abuse, manufacture, and trafficking - much detail; infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

• Appearance versus reality
• Greed and corruption
• A life of crime

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for brutal violence and frequent portrayals of substance abuse

Classification date