''Break Out'' (; lit. "Spark the Lighter") is a
2002 South Korean film.
Plot
A loser, Bong-gu (
Kim Seung-woo), attends a high school reunion, where he is ridiculed for his lack of accomplishments. The next day he goes to the country for army reserve training, where he encounters further humiliation and failure. With his last few
won
Won may refer to:
*The Korean won from 1902–1910
*South Korean won, the currency of the Republic of Korea
*North Korean won, the currency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
* Won (Korean surname)
* Won (Korean given name)
* Won Buddhis ...
he purchases a cheap cigarette
lighter. With no other way home, he shares a taxi to
Seoul train station with a fellow reservist and malcontent named Bum-soo (
Kang Sung-jin
Kang Sung-jin (born January 13, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Kang acted in the lead role in ''The Humanist'' (2001), ''APT'' (2006), ''Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K'' (2007) and '' Life Is Cool'' (2008).
Personal
His niece is actress ...
).
While at the station, Bong-gu leaves his lighter in a bathroom stall, where it is purloined by a gangster, Yang Chul-gon (
Cha Seung-won
Cha Seung-won (born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films ''Kick the Moon'' (2001), ''Jail Breakers'' (2002), '' My Teacher, Mr. ...
). Enraged beyond endurance, Bong-gu demands the lighter back, provoking a beating from the gangster's underlings. Undeterred, he follows Chul-gon onto a train. There, Chul-gon has more important business to attend to, waylaying a senator (
Park Yeong-gyu) whom he had helped into office but who has since refused to reciprocate with any political favors. When the senator stubbornly refuses to concede, Chul-gon takes the entire train hostage. Meanwhile, Bong-gu will stop at nothing to recover his lighter.
Cast
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Kim Seung-woo as Heo Bong-gu
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Cha Seung-won
Cha Seung-won (born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films ''Kick the Moon'' (2001), ''Jail Breakers'' (2002), '' My Teacher, Mr. ...
as Yang Chul-gon
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Park Yeong-gyu as Park Yeong-gab
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Kang Sung-jin
Kang Sung-jin (born January 13, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Kang acted in the lead role in ''The Humanist'' (2001), ''APT'' (2006), ''Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K'' (2007) and '' Life Is Cool'' (2008).
Personal
His niece is actress ...
as Bum-soo
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Lee Moon-sik
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Yoo Hae-jin
Yoo Hae-jin (born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor.
Career
As a child, Yoo Hae-jin would often slip in through the backdoor of a cultural center near his home to watch events that were being held there. After seeing a play in eighth gra ...
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Kim Chae-yeon
*Bae Jung-sik
*Park Jae-hyun
*Han Bo-ram
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Jung Eun-pyo
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Jang Hyun-sung
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Jang Hang-jun
Jang Hang-jun (born September 17, 1969) is a South Korean film director and television director, and also screenwriter in both fields. He is also professor at the Department of Theater and Film at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University. He made h ...
*Kim In-moon
*Kim Sun-kyung
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Lee Won-jong
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Im Hyung-joon
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Sung Ji-ru
Sung Ji-ru (born October 16, 1968) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
People from Gongju
20th-century Sout ...
*Kim Sung-kyum
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Jung Woo
*Yoon Young-geol
*Shin Hyun-sung
*Park Jun-se
*Lee Cheol-min
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Kim Ji-young as Bong-gu's mother
*Kong Yoo-seok as pilot 2
*Nam Moon-chul as senior executive 3
*Kim Kyung-ae as female cleaner
*Jang Nam-yeol as crewman
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Kim Min-kyo as elementary school alumni
References
External links
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2002 films
2000s Korean-language films
South Korean action comedy films
2000s South Korean films
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