Tae-il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.
Acting
Hwang Jung-min's face does ALL the work.
Direction
Han Dong-wook finds beauty in grime.
Writing
Terminal illness trope that actually lands.
Director
Han Dong-wook
Hwang Jung-min
Han Tae-il
Han Hye-jin
Joo Ho-jung
Nam Il-woo
Tae-il's Father
Kwak Do-won
Han Young-il
Jeong Man-sik
Doo-chul
Kim Hye-eun
Mi-young
Kang Min-ah
Han Song-ji
Kim Hong-pa
Mr. Park
Kim Byeong-ok
Priest
Nam Moon-chul
Detective Jo Hyeong-sa
Choi Woo-ri
Mi-sun
Son Se-bin
Hye-kyung
Park Ji-hwan
Gold Teeth Thug
Jung Hee-tae
Tae-il's Doctor
Park Sung-woong
Barbershop Customer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hwang Jung-min gained 15kg and learned dialect for the role, then lost it all for his next film.
The film subverts the 'gangster with a heart of gold' trope by making his violence genuinely ugly—no romanticizing.
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