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Tracer (2022)
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Original name: 트레이서
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The members of the NTS track down the traces of shameless and corrupt money.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, realistic, political drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, investigation, ambition, power struggle, taxes, fighting crime, tax evasion, money, teamwork, coworker, workplace, internal revenue service, office, money laundering, audit, government agency, fraud, male protagonist, bureaucracy, office politics, suspicion, moral ambiguity, betrayal, cat and mouse, slow burn ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Country: South Korea
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Place:
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Audience:
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