Birth of a Man

Birth of a Man (Korean: 남자 태어나다; RR: Namja taeeonada) is a 2002 South Korean film starring Jung Joon, Hong Kyung-in and Yeo Hyun-soo.

Birth Of a Man
男子 Born: Birth Of a Man
Directed by	Park Hee-jun
Written by	Lee Chang-yeol
Starring	Jung Joon Hong Kyung-in Yeo Hyun-soo
Edited by	Ho Kyung Min Eum Hye Jung
Music by	Kim Bong-soo
Production companies	Twin Entertainment Mega Pictures
Release date	October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Production

The team was helped by a legendary Korean boxer Hong Soo-hwan regarding the boxing scenes in the film.^[1]

Cast

• Jung Joon as Jang Dae-seong
• Hong Kyung-in as Lim Man-goo
• Yeo Hyun-soo as Kim Hae-sam
• Lee Won-jong
• Kim Sa-rang as Sa-rang
• Lee Jae-yong as Mr. Choi

Plot

To accomplish the 99-year-old grandfather's dream of sending young people to university, three men practice boxing to enroll as a boxing student for university.^[2]

Reception

The film was pulled out in a day from theaters citing low performances despite being well received by 10,000 people in its test screening. The decision to pull out only in a day was criticized,^[3] and some even made an internet community for the movie to be offered more screenings.^[4]