It’s been nearly a year since its screening at Fantastic Fest 2022 and Kensuke Sonomura’s bloody crime drama Bad City is finally releasing on physical formats in the United States in September 2023 after a brief digital-only period which started in August. Bad City is Sonomura’s second directorial effort (after HYDRA), but you may also be familiar with this action direction, seen in such films as Baby Assassins (2021), Baby Assassins: 2 Babies (2023), and the upcoming North American premiere of One-Percenter during Fantastic Fest 2023. Through the generosity of Well Go USA, EoM is giving away two (2) Blu-rays of Bad City and all you need to do is submit an entry for a chance to win one.

Giveaway runs until Sunday, September 17th, at 11:59PM EDT.

Official Synopsis:

Long plagued by poverty and crime, Kaiko City has been torn apart by rampant corruption and growing violence between the local Yakuza faction and a notorious Korean crime boss. But when a mafia-connected businessman runs for mayor and begins systematically eliminating his opponents, a former police captain imprisoned for a brutal murder is released in a final desperate effort to reclaim the city.

Available on digital August 1st, 2023.
Available on Blu-ray and DVD September 19th 2023.

For more information, head to the official Well Go USA Bad City webpage.

Rules of the Contest

1. To enter – fill out the contest form below and submit before Sunday, September 17th, 2023, at 11:59 PM EDT. Only one entry per person.
2. Entrants must be 18 years old or older to win.
3. Winners will be notified via email after the close of the contest.
4. Two (2) selected winner will be awarded with one (1) Blu-ray copy each of Bad City.
5. Participants understand that the prize is not the responsibility of Elements of Madness.
6. Winners must live in the contiguous United States, Alaska, or Hawaii. Elements of Madness does not ship internationally.
7. Information collected during the giveaway will not be shared or disseminated and will only be used to mail the Blu-ray to selected winners.
8. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or other items.
9. Prize cannot be swapped or traded for anything else.
10. EoM not responsible for prizes lost to the Spam filter.
11. Current members of EoM staff or their immediate families are not eligible to participate.

The contest is now closed. The winners will be contacted.

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