The Thieves (2012) on Netflix
Popie's crew of thieves leaves South Korea for a job in Macau. The mastermind is his old partner Macau Park, and the target is a diamond in a heavily guarded casino.
- Netflix3.7/5
- IMDb6.8/1012,484 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes71%
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Plot summary
A cat burglar, Yenicall, seduces the owner of Leesung Gallery and takes a rare artifact with Popie, the leader of the group, his assistant Zampano and Chewingum, a middle-aged conwoman. A detective comes calling, so the crew decides South Korea is too dangerous and takes a job in Macau. The heist is organized by Macau Park, a master thief based in Macau and Popie's former boss, who brings in a Hong Kong team: Chen, Jonny, Andrew and a safe-cracker named Julie. Popie brings Pepsee, a convicted safe-cracker released on parole. Macau Park's target is the Tear of the Sun, a diamond owned by Tiffany, mistress of the crime lord Wei Hong, and the plan is to lift it while she visits a Macau casino, then sell it back to Wei Hong.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Thieves (2012)
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- The film's promoter issued a press release claiming The Thieves had reached 13,020,393 admissions, which would have made it Korea's all-time box office champion, but the Korean Film Council put the real figure at 12,983,334, leaving The Host's record intact.
