A deadbeat teacher helps an angry, aimless teenager find direction in life during his final year of high school.
Acting
Yoo Ah-in's volcanic rage meets Kim Yun-seok's weary warmth.
Writing
Dialogue that stings then soothes—often in the same scene.
Director
Lee Han
Yoo Ah-in
Do Wan-deuk
Kim Yun-seok
Lee Dong-joo
Park Soo-young
Wan-deuk's Father
Lee Jasmine
Wan-deuk's Mother
Kim Young-jae
Nam Min-gu
An Kil-kang
Coach
Park Hyo-ju
Lee Ho-jeong
Kang Byul
Jeong Yun-ha
Kim Dong-young
Hyeok-Ju
Jo Deok-jae
Director of Students
Sung Yoo-bin
Young Wan-deuk
Kim Sang-ho
Annoyed Neighbor
Jo Sang-geon
Dong-joo's Father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yoo Ah-in trained in taekwondo for months and performed most of his own stunts, including the brutal tournament scenes.
The film quietly critiques Korea's brutal education system and class mobility, with Wan-deuk's rooftop home symbolizing literal and social marginalization.
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