SummaryThe head of the Goldmoon crime syndicate is dead. Seizing the opportunity, the police launch an operation called “New World,” using Ja-sung who has been a deep-cover operative for 8 years. With a baby on the way, and living in mortal fear of being exposed as a mole, Ja-sung is torn between his duty and honor as a cop, and the fiercely loyal gan... Read More
Directed By:Park Hoon-jung
Written By:Park Hoon-jung
New World
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58
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8.2
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Mar 21, 2013
75
While it hardly reinvents the genre, it’s smart, sharp entertainment that meets expectations dead on, and provides a nifty little story told with just enough spark to make the familiar feel fresh.
Mar 21, 2013
70
New World is both less bloody and more thoughtful than most of its genre, the shifting-alliances plot becoming more engrossing as it progresses.
Mar 21, 2013
70
Loyalties are tested, futures are reconsidered and the body count climbs in the effective action import New World.
Mar 19, 2013
60
New World dishes out enough of the genre’s oldest pleasures to make it worthwhile.
Mar 21, 2013
50
This is action-thriller feather preening, but all the wit in the world can't hide the narrative sprawl that rots from within.
Mar 19, 2013
40
Park's direction is sleek and assured, but lacking the dynamism that might help energize a film that—its title notwithstanding—comes off as dully old-school.
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Jan 20, 2026
8
New World: A visceral and stylish Korean noir from 2013 that redefined loyalty and betrayal, earning a powerful 4.0.260312 (4.0)I watched "New World" in the theater back in 2013, and it was a masterclass in tension. The film managed to take the familiar undercover cop trope and elevate it with incredible performances and a heavy, suffocating atmosphere. A solid 4.0 for a story where the lines between "brotherhood" and "duty" blur so violently. The ending left a particularly strong impression—watching the shift in power and the cold realization of a new reality was chilling. It’s one of those rare crime dramas that feels both epic in scale and deeply personal in its stakes, cementing itself as a modern classic of Korean cinema.
Production Company:
- Sanai Pictures
Release Date:Mar 22, 2013
Duration:2 h 14 m
Tagline:Trust No One
Awards
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Blue Dragon Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Baek Sang Art Awards
• 7 Nominations
