A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between school gangs.
Direction
Yoo Ha's brutal poetry of 70s Korean masculinity.
Cinematography
Sweat-soaked corridors that feel like a prison break.
Practical Effects
Nunchaku scenes that actually hurt to watch.
Director
Yoo Ha
Kwon Sang-woo
Hyeon-su
Lee Jung-jin
Woo-shik
Han Ga-in
Eun-ju
Lee Jong-hyuk
Cha Jong-hoon
Park Hyo-joon
Ham Jae-bok
Seo Dong-won
Seong-hun
Kim Dong-young
Young Hyeon-su
Cho Jin-woong
Yasaengma Gang Member
Kim In-kwon
Jiksae
Baek Bong-ki
Cheetah
Ahn Nae-sang
Teacher
Kim Beong-choun
Choi Byeong-sam
Kwon Tae-won
English Teacher
Cheon Ho-jin
Hyeon-su's Father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures real 1970s Korean authoritarian education culture, when corporal punishment was literally institutionalized.
Director Yoo Ha based this on his own high school trauma; the 'jeet kune do' spirit is his personal coping mechanism made cinematic myth.
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