
Film
A Self-Righteous Man
1988 · 1h 42m · Action · War
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Overview
As the tragic war of fratricide is drawing to a close, a special agent nicknamed Dokbul, Kang Cheol-gu, is given an intelligence mission to identify and confirm the enemy's unusual movements. While on a mission, Cheol-gu infiltrates the enemy's camp alone and accidentally witnesses a bloody scene of massacre of civilians. He saves the only survivor, Hwang No-in, and is hinted that the enemy's plot is very dangerous. Cheol-gu approaches Mi-young, a People's Army nurse, to extract information, but is exposed to the enemy and escapes a crisis after a fierce battle. In the end, thanks to Cheol-gu's persistence, Mi-young realizes the illusion of the liberation struggle they are calling for, and transforms into Cheol-gu's collaborator to stop their horrific plot, germ warfare, and carries out the mission. However, the result of this tragic war is only futility. A war of illusions where more is lost than gained, and in the end, even the nickname Dokbul sheds hot tears.
Cast

Jeon Young-rok
Kang Cheol-gu, the lone general

Kwon Jae-hee
Mi-young, a nurse in the People's Army

Hwang Hae
Hwang No-in

Lee Dong-jun
the head of the operation team

Jin Bong-jin
Oh Hyun-soo
Se-hyeok Jeong

Park Dong-ryong
the special forces

Jang Jeong-kuk
the special forces
Ju Sang-ho
Kil Da-Ro
Crew
- Ki-pung ChoiDirector
- Kim Jin-hyeokWriter
- Jeong Kwang-WoongProducer
- Hee Soo KimEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 9, 1988
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- Action, War
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