In the heart of the small shanty town known as Pine Village, lies 1st Street. The area has been earmarked by businessmen for redevelopment with lush parks and skyscraper apartments. Gangsters have been enlisted by the businessmen to persuade the residents to sell their homes for pennies on the dollar. It turns out that the towns only hope for a miracle may well come from Pil-je, the gangster sent to 1st street to bully the residents into submission.
Acting
Im Chang-jung's gangster softens without becoming sentimental mush.
Direction
JK Youn balances slapstick with genuine housing crisis devastation.
Director
JK Youn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mirrors real 2000s Seoul redevelopment battles where 'New Town' projects displaced working-class 'moon villages' on hillsides.
Ha Ji-won's character runs a struggling handmade shoe shop—a dying craft symbolizing the neighborhood itself.
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