CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 38m

Once Upon a Time in Seoul

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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…

Directed byBae Hyeong-jun

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
KO
Released
November 6, 2008
Studios
Myung FilmsMK PicturesOCN

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lee Wan

Lee Wan

Jong-du

Song Chang-eui

Song Chang-eui

Tae-ho

Greena Park

Greena Park

Soon-nam

Lee Ki-young

Lee Ki-young

Do-cheol

Ahn Kil-kang

Ahn Kil-kang

Myeong-su

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

Man-ki

Jung Kyung-ho

Jung Kyung-ho

Rat

Park Young-seo

Park Young-seo

Deok-bae

Kang Lee-seok

Kang Lee-seok

Ki-dong

Cha Seung-yeol

Jae-guk

Creative team
Directed by
Bae Hyeong-jun
Written by
Han Ji-hoon
Produced by
Lee Eun
Lee Eun

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