Sang-Hun (Yang Ik-Jun) works as a low-level gangster collecting money for his longtime loan shark friend. Sang-Hun seethes with rage due to his troubled childhood and abusive father. At any moment, Sang-Hun can lash out at relatives, friends & strangers with the only way he knows how to solve problems - savage violence. One day, Sang-Hun walks along a residential road and spits on the sidewalk. He unintentionally hits a brash young high school student named Yeon-Hee (Kim Kkot-Bi). When Yeon-Hee tells Sang-Hun to clean up his mess, he knocks her out with a punch to the face. Sang-Hun then sits across from her until she regains consciousness. He offers to buy the girl a beer and the beginnings of an unusual friendship occurs.

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  Kim Kkobi (Yeon Hee)

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  Yang Ik June (Sang Hoon)

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  Jung Man Shik (Unknown)

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  Jung In Ki (Unknown)

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  Kil Hae Yeon (Unknown)

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  Oh Jung Se (Unknown)

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• Apr 17, 2013 1 of 1 episodes seen

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  • Overall  10
  • Story  10
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  8
  • Rewatch Value  5

  WARNING: this film is for adults it has a lot of swearing & violence.
  
  OK now to the film itself it came on TV & I decided to record & watch later. I don't think I would have have heard of this movie on MDL etc. & got round to watching it thanks to FilmFour.
  
  The story is about Sang Hoon, a debt collector & thug. On the face of it he is a vicious low life & a thoroughly unlikeable character....that is, until we get to know his back story and see glimpses of his vulnerability behind the tough guy façade. He meets a schoolgirl by a chance violent encounter and they form an unlikely friendship. She too is living a wretched and solitary existence and these two kindred spirits find solace with each other.
  
  This film is an unrelenting, brutal and visceral tour de force. I would not recommend it to the faint hearted. The main actor, Yang Ik June, was simply outstanding in his role. I had seen him in a supporting role in Innocent Man, but in this he was so impressive, no hammy over acting like a lesser actor might have done. He played the role with a calm desperation, its like he became Sang Hoon.
  
  There is very little music/OST in this film and I think that just adds to the gritty realism of this film.
  
  My re-watch score is (as always) low this is not a reflection of the film but the fact that I rarely ever re-watch. read more

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