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Completed - KOREAN - Drama, Action/Adventure - 97 minutes

Log Line

The story about the guards on death row and their agony.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2009 (Debut)
  • AFM 2009 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2010 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2010 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Jin-Ho CHOI
Cast : Jae-Hyun CHO, Kye-Sang YOON

Synopsis

Jae-kyung who is new prison guard went through a severe entrance ceremony in a tough and strange jail. Jong-ho who is strict and even outrageous against inmates is making a tense atmosphere. Prison guard KIM who possesses mild and genial temper is at all times admired by co-worker and even inmates for treating prisoners like his family. Especially Sung-hwan who murdered three men long times ago but is humane and exemplary follows him like his own brother. Jae-kyung’s rigid thought gradually changes through benevolent KIM and Sung-hwan. One afternoon close to Christmas an order of execution came out. Except for Jong-ho who volunteers for execution team, nobody wants to be executioner.Eventually, the team was drawn by ballot. Jae-kyung is selected for that team.With the mixed feelings, Jae-kyung met his girl friend and she informed him of her pregnancy.Not ready for greeting new life and ending one’s life, can Jae-kyung solve a fate-like dilemma of life and death?

Production

Country(ies) : KOREA (South)

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