We first meet Moo-sik at the peak of his long scramble to the top: he’s spent 30 years carving out a lucrative gambling empire in the Philippines. But there’s a casual charisma - even, at times, a gentleness - to Moo-sik as well, which forces us to reexamine our attitude towards this type of anti-hero.
As the kingpin of a billion dollar gambling franchise, a checkered past and unchecked temper inevitably precede him. Moo-sik is a difficult character to define.
