Yadang: The Snitch (2025) – Movie Synopsis
Yadang: The Snitch (2025) delivers a gritty Korean crime thriller about betrayal and revenge in the corrupt underworld.
Lee Kang-soo faces false imprisonment until prosecutor Koo Gwan-hee offers him a deadly deal. Become a yadang – a professional drug informant – in exchange for freedom.
Kang-soo accepts the dangerous proposition. He infiltrates Seoul’s criminal networks as an undercover operative. The informant business proves more treacherous than expected.
Framed and left for dead by the ruthless prosecutor he once served, Kang-su finds himself crippled and locked away. His former ally becomes his greatest enemy. Betrayal cuts deeper than any blade.
Years pass in prison hell. Kang-soo emerges broken but determined. Revenge burns in his damaged soul.
He teams up with a disillusioned detective to take down the corrupt power structure that betrayed him. Two outcasts unite against impossible odds. Justice demands a heavy price.
Kang Ha-neul stars as the cunning informant seeking vengeance. Yoo Hae-jin plays the corrupt prosecutor. Park Hae-joon completes the powerhouse cast as the conflicted detective.
In drug crime circles, ‘Ya-Dang’ informants sell criminals’ info to reduce sentences while law enforcement uses it for arrests. This dangerous triangle forms the backbone of Seoul’s criminal justice system.
Following the experiences of a “professional snitch,” this South Korean crime thriller depicts the ups and downs of the informant’s chosen profession.
Experience Seoul’s darkest secrets. Where loyalty is currency and betrayal means death.
Movie Information
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
- Release Date: April 16, 2025 (South Korea), April 25, 2025 (US)
- Starring: Kang Ha-neul, Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-joon, Chae Won-Bin
- Cast: Kang Ha-neul (Lee Kang-soo), Yoo Hae-jin (Prosecutor Koo Gwan-hee), Park Hae-joon (Detective), Ryu Kyung-soo
- Director: Hwang Byeong-gug
- Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes (122 minutes)
- Country: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Parental Guidance: R-rated (Mature content, violence, drug themes)
- Box Office Gross: Over $20 million USD (3+ million admissions in South Korea)