Synopsis
South Korea, 1998: While the country moves closer towards democracy, Young-oak remains at odds with his female-connotated name while attending a boy's school where the air is thick with testosterone. The young man is struggling to fit in and find a new name among corrupt teachers and the teenagers' violent power games, which are as subtle as they are extreme. Behind his mother Jeong-sun's seemingly unflappable exterior, a past long repressed is reemerging, which she is reluctant to face. Yet confrontation is unavoidable – and it leads back to the national tragedy surrounding the Jeju Uprising of April 3rd, 1948.
Ratings
TMDB8.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Chung Ji-youngDirector
- Kim Sung-hyunWriter
- Chung Ji-youngWriter
- Shin MinOriginal Music Composer
- Kim Hyun-wooWriter
Cast
- Yeom Hye-ranChoi Jeong-sun
- Shin Woo-binLee Young-ok (young)
- Choi Jun-wooKo Min-su (young)
- Park Ji-binKyung-tae
- Kim Gyu-riHee-ra
- Jung In-wooKang So-young (young)
- Yu Jun-sangLee Young-ok
- Oh Ji-hoKo Min-su
- Oh Yoon-ahKang So-young
- Jeon Seung-hoonJo Jung-hwan
- Heo Dong-wonHwang Cheol-gwang
- Kim Dong-youngPlatoon leader
Stills
Themes
jeju uprisingjeju island