The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. One goes to school to become a doctor, the other becomes a gangster. Their story is told through flashbacks after one of them is murdered.
Acting
Won Bin's simmering vulnerability vs. Shin Ha-kyun's controlled rage.
Writing
Flashback structure that weaponizes your nostalgia against you.
Production
Seoul 1970s recreated with lived-in detail, not museum-piece gloss.
Director
Ahn Kwon-tae
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Won Bin was 26 playing 20, while Shin Ha-kyun was 30 playing the older brother—yet their 4-year age gap feels like decades due to Shin's hardened physicality.
The film subtly critiques Korea's rapid industrialization: Jong-hyeon's medical ambition represents state-sanctioned success, while Seong-hyeon's gangster path reveals who got left behind. The 1970s setting isn't nostalgia—it's economic autopsy.
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