- published: 02 Nov 2011
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A Better Tomorrow (Hangul: 무적자; RR: Mujeokja; MR: Muchŏkcha; literally: "Invincible") is a 2010 South Korean contemporary gangster drama film, starring Ju Jin-mo, Song Seung-hun, Kim Kang-woo and Jo Han-sun. It is an official remake of the 1986 Hong Kong film A Better Tomorrow. In South Korea, the film was released with the Korean title Mujeokja. Internationally, it was released with the same name as the original Hong Kong version. It was direct by Song Hae-seong, produced by Fingerprint Pictures and John Woo, who directed the original 1986 version, acted as executive producer.
The film premiere as part of Special Events at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2010, where it was introduced by John Woo, as having "its own character and own soul, and many new elements". It was released on 16 September 2010 by CJ Entertainment and ran at 124 minutes.
Kim Hyuk (Ju Jin-mo) is a detective in the South Korean National Police Agency, having escaped from North Korea as a teenager. Unbeknownst to his superiors, he also works as an illegal arms smuggler with his best friend and partner in crime, Lee Young-Choon (Song Seung-hun), who also defected from the North.