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Don Lee's POGO-tackling film coming to PH cinemas

Paul Xavier Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1721974682536Don Lee in The Roundup Punishment.jpeg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Don Lee in &#x27;The Roundup: Punishment.&#x27; Handout photoDon Lee makes a return to the big screen in the fourth installment of the crime action franchise &quot;The Roundup,&quot; which sees his character pursue criminals operating an online gambling ring in the Philippines.</div>Set to screen at SM Cinemas beginning August 14, &quot;The Roundup: Punishment&quot; follows detective Ma Seok-Do (played by Don Lee) tracking down Baek Chang-gi (Kim Moo-yul from<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/12/-sweet-home-to-premiere-final-season-on-july-19-netflix-1326"> &quot;Sweet Home&quot;</a>), who operates an online gambling business in the Philippines.&quot;The Roundup: Punishment&quot; is timely as it touches on the controversy of online gambling, known locally as Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), according to a press release.Chang-gi is an ex-special forces mercenary who monopolizes Korea&#x27;s illegal online gambling business by means of abduction, confinement, assault, and even murder, reminiscent of POGOs which have been linked to criminal activities.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/22/marcos-jr-orders-pogos-to-cease-operations-by-end-of-year-1603">Marcos: &#x27;Effective today, all POGOs are banned&#x27; </a></div>Chang-gi&#x27;s home, the casino he operates, and his hideouts were filmed in various cities across northern Philippines, including Angeles and Tarlac City.Since its inception in 2017, each film in the action-packed, comedy-filled &quot;The Roundup&quot; franchise follows Seok-Do&#x27;s relentless pursuit of criminals.Apart from &quot;The Roundup,&quot; Don Lee is known for starring in films such as &quot;Train to Busan,&quot; Marvel&#x27;s &quot;Eternals&quot; and &quot;Badland Hunters.&quot;<div>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</div>

'The Roundup: Punishment,' a crime action film starring Don Lee, is set to screen in Philippine cinemas beginning August.

'The Roundup: Punishment,' a crime action film starring Don Lee, is set to screen in Philippine cinemas beginning August.

Coming soon to PH: Don Lee's POGO-tackling film 'The Roundup: Punishment'

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Coming soon to PH: Don Lee's POGO-tackling film 'The Roundup: Punishment'

Paul Xavier Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published July 26, 2024 02:30 PM PHT

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