South Bound

"The Man Who Stood Up When No One Could"

2013 2h 1m KO

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 8

Comedy

Synopsis

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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...

“The Man Who Stood Up When No One Could”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yim Soon-rye
Writers: Park Song-i, Na Hyun, Lee Kae-byeok
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yim Soon-rye, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Kim Yoon-seok and Oh Yeon-soo and Han Ye-ri carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Man Who Stood Up When No One Could".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2969482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yim Soon-rye directs. Cho Yong-kyu behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Yim Soon-rye, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kim Yoon-seok and Oh Yeon-soo and Han Ye-ri carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The Man Who Stood Up When No One Could".
6IMDB entry: tt2969482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.