Originally released back in 2018, Im Jin-soon’s The Villagers (2018) was finally given a stateside release in 2025. No doubt the rise in popularity of leading man Ma Dong-seok (a.k.a Don Lee) has played a part in it seeing the light of day, although this could cause some to expect The Villagers to be a slam bang actioner like Ma’s The Roundup series rather than the mystery thriller it actually is. Whilst The Villagers does have several fight scenes in the film, these aren’t t

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