At her dad's funeral, Kyungun meets her uncle Jaemin, a complete stranger. He bilks her father's insurance money. She demands her money back, but he unashamedly refuses. To get her money back, she joins his next scam.
Acting
Um Tae-goo's magnetic loser energy; Lee Jae-in's deadpan steel.
Writing
Scams as emotional language—brutal, funny, never preachy.
Director
Kim In-seon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim In-seon deliberately avoids redemption arcs; Jaemin remains frustratingly himself, which annoyed test audiences but makes the film honest.
Released during Korea's #MeToo reckoning, the film's unflinching look at male entitlement hit differently—some critics read Kyungun as a generational response to failing father figures.
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