The Roundup: No Way Out

The Roundup: No Way Out is a South Korean action thriller film directed by Lee Sang-geun and releasing by Woo-mo and a Busan-based independent film studio. The movie serves as a sequel to the 2017 film The Roundup. In The Roundup: No Way Out, Detective Ma Seok-do played by Ma Dong-seok, played a key role in dismantling the notorious Japanese organized crime syndicate, which had been wreaking havoc on South Korea. After his accomplishments in rooting out Japanese gangsters, Ma engages in a power struggle with his colleagues and faces animosity from the police department. Furthermore, Geumcheon Police Station Chief, Kwon Soon-Il strongly disputes Ma Seok-do’s anti-Japanese activities as they view it as an act against Japanese nationals who are innocently living in the country. Feeling undervalued and not having any personal or supportive networks, Ma transfers to the Metropolitan Investigation Team. However, the said transfer is allegedly an act of banishment by Geumcheon Police. At the Metropolitan Investigation Team, Ma faces a new team of colleagues, each having vastly unique backgrounds and personal characteristics which sometimes impact their work environment. One colleague includes detective Choi Cheol-woo played by Son Suk-ku, a seasoned detective nicknamed the 'Crazy C,' famous for his ruthless disciplinary measures. Ma, as an outsider quickly develops a bond with Choi under their shared traits of anti-authoritarianism. Choi, whose methods are not conventional but gets results quickly, initially has disdain for Ma; however the introduction of two new colleagues, Jong-su, the vice director's nephew and Deok-young, fills a significant blind spot in team work such that Ma, Choi and Jong-su, which later merge into Deok-young, gets established himself as unique, high impactful, and resourceful crime busters. This leads to forming a long-lasting and essential formation that succeeds in putting an end to a series of crimes committed by Japanese gangsters that come from a previously unravaged part of the underworld, Korea’s and the criminal world under-worlds. As they progress deeper into this mystery, they come across connections that include, crime groups infiltrated to Seoul. Eventually, some significant and deep bonds are established for a shared responsibility between team. They then progress towards understanding the underlying cause of current situation. Ma goes through numerous hardships and painful emotional stress but refuses to give up on either putting down organized crime committed by Japan's crime syndicate and bringing down the notorious Japan-based crime kingpin Nakamura that directly connects from Japan. All these continuous efforts culminate into a climactic conclusion that brings the life and everything that the detectives had struggled intensely for back on course. The Roundup: No Way out culminates to the ultimate resolution and culmination - putting a grand epitaph on Japan's national gang in Korea with Ma and his colleagues enduring intense torture and trials, they finally discover the true motive of behind Nakamura's consistent disregard for rules. Ultimately bringing together everything gathered from Nakamura's high security underground locations, and uncovering Nakamura's true plan - which Ma and the Korean law group knew was already too late to help. Set in South Korea, the film unravels fast-paced actions sequence including sudden car chases, violent combat scenes and powerful guns that attract many fans to watch South Korean movies. Overall, The Roundup No Way out has taken Korean cinemas to a triumphant round. At its first display at the box office, the said film gains massive interest in both local Korean cinema and the rest of world for justice to unfold.