City of Damnation () is a 2009 South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Dong-won and is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs."Infernal Affairs vs. the remake, The Departed". Film.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

Plot Jang Chun-dong is a traffic officer who aspires to become a homicide detective. After being noticed by his superiors, Chun-dong is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate a gangster network headed by Yang Kwang-seob. Meanwhile, Lee Jung-dae (Jung Woong-in), a member of Kwang-seob's gang, goes undercover himself by joining the police force. Jung-dae tries hard to gain favour with his squad leader and bureau director in an effort to expose Chun-dong's identity, but falls in love with a colleague, Cha Se-rin.

Cast Jung Joon-ho as Jang Chun-dong Jung Woong-in as Lee Jung-dae Jung Un-taek as Moon Dong-sik, a.k.a. Dae Ga-ri Park Sang-min as Ssang-kal Kim Sang-joong as Gangster boss Yang Kwang-seob Han Go-eun as Police lieutenant Cha Se-rin Sunwoo Jae-duk as Squad leader Park Jong-gi Park Yong-gi as Bureau director Cheon Seong-gi Kim Dae-hee as Won Sam-i, a.k.a. Won Sung-i Kang Seong-pil as Yang Pal-i Kim Young-hoon as Chef camouflage worker

Release City of Damnation was released in South Korea on 22 January 2009,"City of Damnation (Movie - 2008)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 23 March 2009. and was the only Korean film to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, traditionally a big season for domestic films.Yang Sung-jin. "Foreign films lead weekend". HanCinema, 24 January 2009; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 23 January 2009. On its opening weekend it was ranked third at the box office with 249,720 admissions,"Korean Box Office, Week-end 2009.01.23 ~ 2009.01.25". HanCinema. Retrieved on 23 March 2009. and the film's disappointing performance was thought to illustrate a steady decline in the popularity of the gangster comedy genre with local audiences.Yang Sung-jin. "'Red Cliff' dominates holiday box office". HanCinema, 29 January 2009; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 23 January 2009. As of 22 February, City of Damnation had received a total of 1,555,039 admissions nationwide,"Korean Box Office, Week-end 2009.02.20 ~ 2009.02.22". HanCinema. Retrieved on 23 March 2009. and as of 1 March had grossed a total of US$7,545,744."South Korea Box Office February 27–March 1, 2009". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 23 March 2009.

See also The Departed Infernal Affairs

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