The Korean film Nowhere to Hide (Injong sajong polkot opta), directed by Myung-se Lee, reveals how detectives in Pusan go about their business — no holds barred. The film begins with a cold-blooded murder. Somehow the detectives link the murder to a drug gang. One after another gang member is roughed up through brutal fight scenes in an effort to discover who is responsible for the murder. Finally, the detectives stake out the girlfriend of a gang leader, who leads them to the place where the gang leader is captured. At one point a detective admits that he became a cop because he might have otherwise been a criminal, and it is obvious that he enjoys the opportunity to fight and terrorize others. Suspected offenders are well advised to run from capture, as torture is routinely used during interrogation in the police station, though one man is Mirandized as a joke. Yet another incident of comic relief occurs when a man accused of raping a fourteen-year-old girl is ordered to strip and is then criticized because the only big thing he has are his balls. Filmviewers who like a lot of action and violence will love Nowhere to Hide, but they will not want to tangle with the Korean police — ever. MH