Song Joong Ki's K-movie 'Bogota' tops Netflix's non-English ranking In the 1990s, 19-year-old Guk Hui moves to Bogotá with his family, wishing for a better life only to end up living from hand to mouth. Beginning at the bottom of the ladder, he goes through hell and high water and now dominates the black market of Bogotá. (Source: HanCinema) ~~ Release dates: Oct 3, 2024 (Festival) || Dec 31, 2024 (Cinema) Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 보고타: 마지막 기회의 땅
- Also Known As: Bogotá , Bogotá: A Cidade dos Sonhos Perdidos , Bogota: City of the Lost , Bogota: Majimag Gihoeui Ttang , Bogota: Město ztracených , Богота , بوغوتا: مدينة الضائعين , 보고타
- Screenwriter: Hwang Sung Goo, Jang Myeong Woo
- Screenwriter & Director: Kim Sung Je
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
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Cast & Credits
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![Song Joong Ki in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie]( "Song Joong Ki in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie")
Song Joong KiSong Guk HuiMain Role -
![Lee Hee Jun in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie]( "Lee Hee Jun in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie")
Lee Hee JunJeon Su YeongMain Role -
![Kwon Hae Hyo in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie]( "Kwon Hae Hyo in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie")
Kwon Hae HyoPark Jang Su / "Sergeant Park"Main Role -
![Jo Hyun Chul in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie]( "Jo Hyun Chul in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie")
Jo Hyun ChulJae Ung [Su Yeong's Korea University club]Support Role -
![Juana del Río in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie]( "Juana del Río in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie")
Juana del RíoCarlaSupport Role -
![Kim Tae Baek in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie]( "Kim Tae Baek in Bogota: City of the Lost Korean Movie")
Kim Tae BaekHan Sang InSupport Role
Reviews
Bogota - the tale of Survival & Power, Elevated by Song Joong-ki's Performance
Filming was completed in 2021 and released in 2025. Many things have changed, with OTT platforms ruling the current entertainment trend. Viewers are watching different movies with different subjects from different countries. One of those countries is South Korea. It is a care of the address of new contents, and the Bogota movie came from it. It's a new attempt in SK movies taking the subject of immigrants lives.It's a story about a person establishing his legacy in a place with no guarantees for his life.
The story follows how the main character is shaped into a fearless guy and what the events lead to that make him change his fate from an immigrant guy to the person who controls the smuggling business. The core story is routine: "The main character starts his life from the bottom and reaches the top in illegal business by taking down one by one those who are getting in his way".
But the highlights of the movie are the acting, 90's sets, and art. Coming to the acting, every actor is given their best. Song Joong-ki again delivered his best; his transformation from a 22-year-old guy to the mid-30s is a remarkable role in his filmography. Loved his raw character and realistic acting in Guk Hee's role.
The 90's art makes a good impression on the movie, like cars and costumes of 90's Colombia. The music [soundtrack] is okay.
Now see where the movie struggled to get into the hit mark. The story has full potential to make this movie a great movie. But it looks like the director and writer failed to utilize it for the best. Also, the story narration is great, but again, the failure part creates the depth of the characters, except for Song Joong-ki & Lee Hee Joon; other characters are far away from this. It would be the best movie if the director and writer put a little more focus on creating emotional development.
Overall a worthy movie to watch & Song Joong-ki will impress you.
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I thought this looked good from the trailer on netflix, was good to see it was actually a film and not being dragged along for 16 episodes like most korean screenings , i really liked this it was fast paced and action from the start and throughout, it was believable and had me goggling if it was a true story , afterwards i read it wasnt well received in cinemas and cant understand why because it was a good few hours of entertainment, so settle back an watch thisWas this review helpful to you?
