The Scam

February. 12,2009      
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Hyun-soo is a skillful individual stock investor, so-called ‘ant’. One day, he cashes in up seventy thousand dollars through stock trading and this jackpot gets him implicated in a $60 million stock manipulation by scam artists from various fields. With a huge pot of money before their eyes, the scam seems to be perfectly unfolding. But another scam is emerging underneath team as the scammers chase each other and are being chased at the end.

Park Yong-ha as  Kang Hyun-soo
Kim Min-jung as  Yu Seo-yeon
Park Hee-soon as  Hwang Jong-ku
Kim Moo-yul as  Jo Min-hyung
Jun Kim as  Brian Choi
Lee Dong-yong as  Hwang's security #1
Jo Jae-yun as  Mr. Lee
Park Jae-Woong as  Duk Sang-Lee
Jo Deok-hyeon as  Park Chang-joo
Kim Yeong-hoon as  Secretary Nam

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Reviews

Jeanskynebu
2009/02/12

the audience applauded

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Smartorhypo
2009/02/13

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Afouotos
2009/02/14

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Rexanne
2009/02/15

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Desertman84
2009/02/16

The Scam is a film about the events and activities in the Korean stock market.After studying stocks for several years, self-taught trader Kang Hyun Soo hits it big by profiting from a burgeoning stock rig he's been following. His little escapade, however, disrupts the plans of crime boss-turned-financial mogul Hwang Jong Ku.After roughing him up a bit, Jong Ku offers Hyun Soo in on the scam of a lifetime, a $60 million stock rig.With the world slipping into economic crisis, Korea cashes in with its first featuring revolving around the stock market. The Scam is a high-stakes crime thriller takes audiences into the back room wheeling and dealing of the rich and powerful, where sleek black suits hide white-collar crime. The movie was interesting from beginning to end. The actors did a wonderful job of making the story attractive to the viewers especially those who have no idea about what is going on in the stock market. Aside from that, it also provides great entertainment. The movie is a must-see and highly recommended.

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