

“The Man Who Stood Up When No One Could”
Hae-gap is a director who makes anti-government documentary films. One day, Hae-gap’s son, Na-ra, runs away from home, but Man-deok, a freeloader living in Hae-gap’s house ends up bringing him back. Later, Man-deok raids the head developer of Deul Island to stop its exploitation, and Na-ra helps and ends up getting caught. In order to bring Na-ra out from jail, Hae-gap signs to stop making anti-government films and moves to Deul Island with his family. Na-ra sees his father leading a good, quiet life there and starts opening up. But when a construction company charges in to clear-out the island and the islanders fall at risk of losing their homes, Hae-gap leads a strike against it and his family fall in grave danger...
Directed by Yim Soon-rye, Kim Yoon-ho, Lee Mi-young
User score
8 votes
Released
February 7, 2013
2h 1m
Korean

Kim Yoon-seok
Choi Hae-gap

Oh Yeon-soo
Ahn Bong-hee

Han Ye-ri
Choi Min-ju

Baek Su-ho
Choi Na-ra

Park Sa-rang
Choi Na-rae

Kim Sung-kyun
Hong Man-deok

Kim Tae-hun

Lee Jun-hyeok

Yoo Jae-myung

Lee Do-gyeong
Sin Sin-beom
School guard

Lee Jun-hyeok
Fight Teacher

Kim Ja-young
Headmaster

Kim Jong-tae
Young Detective
Oh Hyeong-geun
Contract Worker 8