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Completed - KOREAN - Action/Adventure, Drama - 140 minutes

Log Line

While running a noodle shop and struggling to earn extra money, Deok-kyu accepts an invitation to a reality show “Fist of Legend".

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2013 (Line up)
  • Sundance 2013 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2013 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Woo-Suk KANG
Cast : Jun-Sang YU, Jung-Min HWANG, Jea-Moon YOON, Yo-Won LEE

Synopsis

While running a noodle shop and struggling to earn extra for an accident involving his daughter, LIM Deok-kyu accepts an invitation to a reality show. On the set, he runs into an old high school friend Jae-suk, who is now a gang member.
A moment of bad luck derailed Deok-kyu’s Olympic dreams years before, and led him finally jail with his friends. Jin-ho got out of jail quickly because of his rich parents, but Deok-kyu, Jae-suk, and Sang-hoon fell with gang member Yong-chul in tragic and fatal results.
Years later Sang-hoon works for Jin-ho, president at a large corporation. To quiet a news story about Jin-ho’s past, Sang-hoon accepts an invitation to appear on the same show: “Fist of Legend”, a televised survival tournament. When a competitor tries to buy off Deok-kyu for $50,000, his daughter’s unconditional support and Sang-hoon’s efforts to fight even with injuries inspire Deok-kyu to fight with honor right up to the finals.

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Country(ies) : KOREA (South)


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