Yeolhyeol-nama

"A man dreams of a most brutal revenge."

Nov 9 2006 Not Rated 1h 58m
Action, Crime, Drama

A gangster's quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target's mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family drama.

Plot

A small-time crook, Jae-moon goes after the man who killed his mentor a few years earlier. Jae-moon meets Chi-gook, a retired taekwondo practitioner who becomes his partner and goes to the killer Dae-sik's hometown. Chi-gook and Jae-moon devise a plan to kill Dae-sik, but as the day of reckoning approaches, Jae-moon meets Dae-sik's mother, Jeom-sim, who reminds him of his hometown. As he sees Jeon-sim worrying over her son, he can't proceed to kill him. However, the encounter of Dae-sik and Jae-moon takes places on the village's field day.

Written by

Lee Jeong-beom

Directed by

Lee Jeong-beom

Production Countries

South Korea

Production Companies

CJ Entertainment, Sidus

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
828
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA