An eighth grade student kills himself but not before writing the names of the students who victimized him. Their parents are called into the school and a battle goes on regarding the will.
Acting
Chun Woo-hee's controlled fury vs. Sul Kyung-gu's crumbling denial — devastating.
Direction
Single-location tension that makes 12 Angry Men look like a picnic.
Writing
Adapted from a play; every revelation lands like a body blow.
Director
Kim Ji-hoon
Sul Kyung-gu
Kang Ho-chang
Chun Woo-hee
Song Jung-wook
Moon So-ri
Gun-woo's mother
Oh Dal-su
Do Ji-yeol
Ko Chang-seok
Teacher Jung
Kang Shin-il
Principal
Sung Yoo-bin
Kang Han-gyeol
Nam Kee-ae
Gyu-beom's grandmother
Lee Mi-eun
E-den's mother
Yoo Jae-sang
Gun-woo
Jung Yoo-ahn
Yoon-jae
Jeong Taek-hyeon
E-den
Roh Jeong-eui
Ji-ho
Jung Seung-kil
Police
Lee Bong-gyu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 2015 Japanese play that sparked similar productions across Asia, each adaptation intensifying the parental blame.
Released amid Korea's real reckoning with school bullying scandals involving celebrities; the film's mercilessness felt almost journalistic.
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