Fresh
Helmer Lee Jeong-beom shows a flair for action sequences, squeezing tension out of every fight scene choregraphed by Park Jung-ryul.
Russell Edwards, Variety
The Man from Nowhere
Nothing to lose, nothing to compromise.
2010 · 1h 59m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Lee Jeong-beom
Overview
His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named Somi, a little girl next door. As Taesik spends more and more time with Somi, he gets attached to her. Then Somi is kidnapped by a gang, and as Taesik tries to save Somi by becoming deeply associated with the gang his mysterious past is revealed...
Director and cast
- Lee Jeong-beom Director
- Won Bin as Cha Tae-sik
- Kim Sae-ron as Jeong So-mi
- Kim Tae-hun as Kim Chi-gon
- Kim Hie-won as Man-seok
- 김성오 (Kim Seong-oh) as Jong-seok
- Lee Jong-pil as Detective No
- Thanayong Wongtrakul as Ramrowan
- Kim Hyo-seo as Hyo-jeong
- Song Young-chang as Oh Myung-gyu
- Baek Su-ryeon as Bookstore Lady
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Yet more proof of the astonishing vigour and inventiveness of current Korean genre cinema.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
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