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The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
The film satirizes the absurdity of bureaucratic rigidity and the prioritization of public image over practical effectiveness within a public institution. Its critique is directed at universal institutional flaws rather than specific political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
This South Korean action-comedy features a cast that is traditional and mainstream for its country of origin, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles. The narrative focuses on a comedic bank robbery scenario and does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
The film "Going by the Book" is an action-comedy centered on a bank robbery drill. Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions, there are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative. Therefore, the film has no depiction relevant to LGBTQ+ representation.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. The action sequences primarily involve male characters.
The film "Going by the Book" is an original story, not an adaptation of existing material or a historical account. Therefore, its characters do not have pre-established genders from prior canon or real-world history, and no gender swaps occur.
The film "Going by the Book" (2007) is an original South Korean production. Its characters were created for this specific film and do not have prior canonical, historical, or widely established racial identities from source material or previous installments that could be subject to a race swap.
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