Bogotá: City of the Lost is a Korean crime drama about a young man who arrives in Colombia with his family after economic hardship in Korea, then becomes involved in Bogotá’s black market. Song Joong-ki stars as Guk-hui in a story that brings immigrant survival and smuggling into a crime-drama setting.
What is Bogotá: City of the Lost about?
After his family’s business collapses during Korea’s IMF crisis, Guk-hui leaves for Bogotá with his family in search of a better life. They are robbed soon after arriving. Guk-hui initially wants to return to Korea, but he is drawn into smuggling and gradually builds a position in the city’s black market. The Korean Film Council’s film profile describes the story’s progression from economic displacement to criminal involvement.
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The setup combines an immigrant family’s struggle to get by with crime-drama elements. Netflix categorizes the film as Korean drama and uses labels including thriller, immigrant life, smuggling and social-issue drama; these are Netflix’s catalog descriptors, not a critical consensus.
Who stars in the film?
Song Joong-ki leads the cast as Guk-hui. The Korean Film Council credits Kim Seong-je as director and lists Lee Hee-jun and Kwon Hae-hyo among the principal cast. Netflix’s U.S. listing also names Park Ji-hwan, Cho Hyun-chul and Kim Jong-soo.
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- Artist: EASTWOOD,CLINT
- genre: Drama
- product type: DVD
- rating: R
- Release Date: 7-SEP-2010
How long is it, and when was it released?
The Korean Film Council’s profile gives the runtime as 108 minutes and the Korean release date as December 31, 2024. Its profile classifies the film as a 2024 title. Netflix’s U.S. catalog labels it 2025; the two pages do not explain the difference, so the year depends on which source and release context is being cited.
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Netflix lists the film on its U.S. title page. That page identifies Korean as the original audio and lists offline viewing. Netflix’s language and availability details vary by territory, so check the title’s listing in your country for current access, subtitles and audio options.
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- Factory sealed DVD
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- Movie dvd
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- DVD
- Multiple Formats, AC-3, Closed-captioned
- Spanish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed)
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