The Man from Nowhere

"Nothing to lose, nothing to compromise."

2010 1h 59m KO

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 1,576

ActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.

“Nothing to lose, nothing to compromise.”

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Cast

Won Bin
Cha Tae-sik
Kim Sae-ron
Jeong So-mi
Kim Tae-hun
Kim Chi-gon
Kim Hie-won
Man-seok
Kim Seung-oh
Jong-seok
Lee Jong-pil
Detective No
Thanayong Wongtrakul
Ramrowan
Kim Hyo-seo
Hyo-jeong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Jeong-beom
Writers: Lee Jeong-beom
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $43M — a 34.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Jeong-beom, shot by Lee Tae-yoon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shim Hyun-jung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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AWARDS

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Won Bin and Kim Sae-ron and Kim Tae-hun carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Jeong-beom directs. Lee Tae-yoon behind the camera. Shim Hyun-jung scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $43M — a 34.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
5Directed by Lee Jeong-beom, shot by Lee Tae-yoon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shim Hyun-jung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Won Bin and Kim Sae-ron and Kim Tae-hun carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Nothing to lose, nothing to compromise.".
10IMDB entry: tt1527788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "friendship", "martial arts", "assassin", "hero".
12Released under 15 different titles around the world.