“Night in Paradise” is a Korean drama movie, released in 2020, categorized as a neo-noir crime film, and the setting is Jeju Island, a place viewed by many (tourists and natives) as paradise in South Korea. It’s streaming on Netflix and dubbed in English. ♦ Gangsters Sure Do Know How to Turn Paradise into HELL!! In “Night in Paradise”, Tae-Gu is a typical gangster. What is a typical gangster? A typical gangster is a person who chooses to live a violent life of crime, knowing full well the kind of people he associates with and that they have no heart. Yet they foolishly believe their sins won’t adversely impact the innocent people who have the misfortune of being associated with them by bloodline. Tae-Gu is loyal and won’t change sides to work for another crime family. The head of the crime family he refused to work for – so he was told – killed his sister and his niece. He got revenge by killing the head of the crime family.
