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Bogotá: City of the Lost

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After moving to Bogotá for a chance at a better life, a young Korean man rises through the Colombian black market -- risking peril for a shot at success.
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Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim (Substack) There is a lot going on in “Bogotá: City of the Lost” — shootings, explosions, backstabbing and double-crossings. But when it’s all over, you realize that it was mostly much ado about nothing. Rated: 2/4 Mar 28, 2025 Full Review Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Corruption lurks in every corner of the film, yet the storytelling fails to capitalise on its potential. Instead of delving deeper into the complexities of this theme, the narrative feels oversimplified, as if it’s being dumbed down for the audience. Feb 13, 2025 Full Review John Serba Decider Kim offers keen visual sensibilities and a potentially rich premise, but Bogota: City of the Lost doesn’t quite fulfill its potential. Feb 5, 2025 Full Review Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies [Despite] a strong start, [Bogota: City of the Lost] kind of becomes formulaic and forgettable. Rated: 2/5 Feb 4, 2025 Full Review Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut The messaging is offensively simple, there’s a perplexing lack of the dramatic elements that should underpin this kind of drug saga, and the whole thing ambles along to a perfunctory conclusion almost as if it needn’t have existed at all. Rated: 2/5 Feb 3, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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andrea c Film dai contorni sociali incredibilmente originali ed interessanti; una famiglia coreana si trasferisce in sud America, ripartendo da zero in cerca di nuove speranze. La prima parte è molto ben costruita, dividendosi tra contesto socio culturale della minoranza coreana in un paese già di per sè contorto e mostrando anche il rapporto di vicinanza con la criminalità che facilmente diventa padrona proprio di queste realtà. Anche gli aspetti familiari, per nulla scontati, ruotano intorno alla figura di un giovane ambizioso e furbo che si fa spazio tra pericoli ed opportunità nella comunità locale. Nella seconda parte invece il film si perde sia come chiarezza del contesto che come qualità della sceneggiatura che si perde dietro a giochi di potere elaborati e poco credibili e totalmente tralasciando quel contesto sociale che invece era nettamente la parte più interessante dell'intero progetto. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Sandra M Outstanding. This movie has all the usual high quality Korean Drama aspects: Storyline, acting, cinematography, script music et al. Of course, Song Joong Ki brings his incredible acting skills into full force in this difficult lead role. As an actor, he has excellent range, playing very different characters in very different roles across his successful career. 'Bogota, City of the Lost' may not appeal to audiences used to the standard (boring IMO!) USA style movies, as it has layers and complexities that Korean Drama does so much better than the USA. As an Australian English speaker who watches KDrama with subtitles, even I was able to see the superior level this movie achieves. It certainly calls for a sequel. I believe this story has only just begun. 10/10 🌟 Sandra from Australia 🇦🇺 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Garron W Worst movie I have seen this year. Visually appealing but poorly written, stereotypical and lacks a storyline. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Audience Member I hate this movie, I don't know about Colombians, but I thought it was a terrible movie! Full of ridiculous stereotypes, as if any city in Latin America was so dangerous that people needed weapons to defend themselves. With each stereotype I rolled my eyes and asked myself "Seriously? Be more creative!" If you're not going to make a good job of a movie set in a foreign country, don't do it and save yourselves from embarrassment! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/23/25 Full Review Tatiana S Se nota el esfuerzo y la buena preparación de los actores, pero la imitación vacía de la película no es gratificante, nisiquiera entretenida, fué como ver la vendedora de rosas o la virgen de los sicarios en adaptación coreana pero en Colombia, con un guión de muy mala calidad! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review Kenneth L This movie was ok. The story was interesting and well-told, but it wasn't particularly compelling. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After moving to Bogotá for a chance at a better life, a young Korean man rises through the Colombian black market -- risking peril for a shot at success.
Director
Kim Sung-je
Screenwriter
Hwang Seong-gu
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Watermelon Pictures Co., Ltd., IDIOPLAN
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 3, 2025
Runtime
1h 47m
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