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Cruel Winter Blues

2006 South Korean film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cruel Winter Blues
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Cruel Winter Blues (Korean: 열혈남아; RR: Yeolhyeollama; lit. 'A Hot-blooded Man') is a 2006 South Korean neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. It stars Sul Kyung-gu, Jo Han-sun and Na Moon-hee in the lead roles. The narrative centers around a small-time crook who partners with a retired taekwondo practitioner to seek revenge on the man who killed his mentor, and ends up befriending the killer's mother who reminds him of his hometown.

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The film released on 9 November 2006.

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Synopsis

A mob captain, Jae-mun (Sul Kyung-gu)[2] is the seasoned veteran of a mob family. He decides to go after rival mobster Dae-sik, the man who killed his boss and childhood friend a few years earlier. He takes Chi-guk with him as his partner in the assassination. Although a physically imposing black belt in taekwondo, Chi-guk (Jo Han-sun) is a soft-spoken newcomer to gang life, who is quietly offended by Jae-mun's arbitrary and random acts of cruelty and rudeness against him and others. Together, they travel to Dae-sik's hometown, a remote rural village called Bulgyo in South Jeolla Province.

While waiting for an opportunity to perform the hit, Jae-mun coincidentally befriends Dae-sik's mother Jeon-sim (Na Moon-hee) and spends some time with her. She comes to lovingly treat him as another son, and Jae-mun begins to feel conflicted. A tragic plot develops, culminating in a bloody showdown between Jae-mun and Dae-sik.

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Cast

Awards and nominations

2006 Women in Film Korea Awards[3]
2007 Baeksang Arts Awards[4]
2007 Chunsa Film Art Awards
2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards
2007 Korean Film Awards

References

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