Film

Once Upon a Time in Seoul

2008 · 1h 38m · Drama

IMDb

6.4

1953, the Korean war has ended, but the fight for survival has just begun. Two 18 year old boys, Tae-ho and Jong-du, live in a camp for orphaned boys, which is more of a concentration camp where everyone suffers from hunger, inhumane treatment and unbearable work conditions. But these two have a dream of a better tomorrow. Tae-ho is the one with wits and brains and Jong-du is the tough street fighter. Together they scheme to steal US Army supplies and recruit other boys to grow their business. But when they start to take business away from the local gangsters, their fight fur survival turns into a war…

Lee Wan

Jong-du

Song Chang-eui

Tae-ho

Greena Park

Soon-nam

Lee Ki-young

Do-cheol

An Kil-kang

Myeong-su

Song Young-chang

Man-ki

Jung Kyung-ho

Rat

Park Young-seo

Deok-bae

Kang Lee-seok

Ki-dong

Cha Seung-yeol

Jae-guk

Um Min-hyeok

Woo-sik

Lee Geon-moon

Yong Goo

Seo Chong-ju

Man at Market 2

Seo Dae-hyeon

Prisoner 1

Hong Ui-jeong

Employee

• Bae Hyeong-junDirector
• Han Ji-hoonWriter
• Lee EunProducer
• Hwang Ki-sukDirector of Photography
• Lee Byung-hoonOriginal Music Composer
• Park Gwang-ilEditor

Release date

November 6, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

15

Genres

Drama

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