'Inside Men' director's cut draws record viewers

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The director's cut of "Inside Men," a domestic crime thriller, has been viewed by a record number of movie-goers, its distributor said Tuesday.

More than 2 million people have watched "Inside Men: The Original" as of Tuesday morning, a record for a local director's cut, Showbox Mediaplex Co. said.

The special version was released on Dec. 31, 2015, and broke the 1-million-viewer mark in six days. The regular version, meanwhile, drew 7.07 million viewers.

Starring Lee Byung-hun, Cho Seung-woo and Baek Yun-shik, "Inside Men" portrays the complicated relationships between politicians, the press, the wealthy, law enforcement authorities and organized crime in South Korea.

Fifty minutes have been added to the regular version in the director's cut to provide a detailed look into the characters' relationships, Showbox said.

sojungpark@yna.co.kr
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