Yadang: The Snitch

Yadang: The Snitch (2025)

야당

Blowing the nation's drug scene wide open.

Navigating both the criminal underworld and law enforcement agencies, professional snitches called "yadang" provide covert information about the drug world to prosecutors and police. When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs entangles those involved into a dangerous conspiracy, a seasoned yadang must do everything in his power not just to make it out on top, but alive.

Date of release
2025-04-16
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (47)
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Crime, Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Director
Hwang Byeong-gug

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $24.5M

Yadang: The Snitch (Korean: 야당) is a 2025 South Korean crime film directed by Hwang Byeong-gug. The film follows broker Lee Kang-soo, ambitious prosecutor Koo Gwan-hee, and relentless narcotics detective Oh Sang-jae as their clashing motives intertwine in a high-stakes drug investigation. The cast also includes Ryu Kyung-soo and Chae Won-bin.

Production

According to director Hwang Byeong-gug, the idea for Yadang: The Snitch originated from a news article about the role of informants in drug investigations. Hwang conducted extensive field research, interviewing over 100 individuals including narcotics officers and former yadang (brokers), which helped shape the film's realism. During the research phase, Hwang was mistakenly detained by the police and underwent a drug test.

Art director Lee Mok-won, known for his work on Train to Busan (2016) and Along with the Gods series, conducted in-depth research to design sets that reflect both the physical world of narcotics investigations and the psychological shifts of the characters. Locations and set pieces were carefully crafted to mirror the internal states of the protagonists.

Hwang cast Park Hae-joon as narcotics detective Oh Sang-jae after previously working with Park during the filming of 12.12: The Day. Chae Won-bin was selected from over 100 candidates to play the role of Uhm Soo-jin, a disgraced former celebrity.

Principal photography for Yadang: The Snitch began on July 15, 2023 and ended on November.

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