The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Yeon-gyu is a teenage boy who wants to escape his hometown where violence is commonly enacted among neighbors. He only hopes to have a peaceful life with his mother. However, the world never allows him to have a dream nor hope for life. When Yeon-gyu needs a hand from grown-ups, Chi-geon, a thug of the town, offers a favor. The simple favor leads Yeon-gyu to explore the world of Chi-geon. It ironically results Yeon-gyu gradually falling into Chi-geon's life. Grasping hope to run away from where he is, he struggles between the border. Can he escape from the town at the end?
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Kim Chang-hoonScreenplay
- Kim Chang-hoonDirector
- Kang NeneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hong Xa-binYeon-gyu
- Song Joong-kiChi-geon
- BIBIHa-yan
- Jeong Jae-kwangSeung-mu
- You Seong-jooJeong-deok
- Park Bo-kyungMo-kyung
- Kim Jong-sooJoong-beom
- Seo Dong-gabJeong Eui-seok
- Hong Seo-backWan-gu
- Jeong Man-sikChinese Restaurant Owner
- Kim Hong-paKim Guk-hwan
- Pyo Dong-junHyung-woo
Stills
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Themes
netherlandscriminal organization
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