15 Quotes | Bogota: City of the Lost (2025)

Here’s a collection of quotes from the South Korean film, Bogota: City of the Lost (2025):


“Why did your father give you a name that sounds like “cookie”?” – Miguel

“You’re Cookie, and I’m Cream.” – Miguel

“Follow the rules and the gate opens. Abracadabra.” – Kook Hee

“My father was incompetent and my mother was listless.” – Kook Hee

“Here, nothing goes right but nothing is impossible.” – Kook Hee

“But to climb all the way up here, you need more. Just blindly working hard isn’t enough.” – Sgt. Park

“Who can be trusted? Have I ever told you to trust me? Just trust yourself.” – Soo Young

“Awkward situations were unavoidable but money made people forget.” – Kook Hee

“Money equaled peace.” – Kook Hee

“Could you let me be a part of that dream of yours?” – Kook Hee

“I need to survive and reach Zone 6.” – Kook Hee

“The path to enlightenment is through compassion.” – Sgt. Park

“Do you know which creature on Earth will survive until the end? The cockroach. La cucaracha.” – Kook Hee

“Life is so overwhelming.” – Kook Hee

“But you know, you’re just too different. Being different brings trouble.” – Sgt. Park


Genre: Crime
Synopsis: After moving to Bogotá for a chance at a better life, a young Korean man rises through the Colombian black market — risking peril for a shot at success.
Maturity rating: 16+
Run time: 1 hour, 49 minutes
Cast: Song Joong-ki, Lee Hee-jun, Kwon Hae-hyo
Writers: Hwang Seong-gu, Kim Seong-je
Director: Kim Seong-je
Country of origin: South Korea
Original language: Korean
Production: Watermelon Pictures, Idioplan
Distributor: Megabox Plus M
Release date: December 31, 2024 (South Korea); February 3, 2025 (Netflix)
English subtitle: Netflix
Images: Megabox Plus M, Netflix

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