''How to Steal a Dog'' (; lit. "The Perfect Way to Steal a Dog") is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Kim Sung-ho,

based Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with Bay Area group The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, i ...

on the novel of the same name by Barbara O'Connor.

Plot

Ten-year-old Ji-so lives in a van with her mother Jeong-hyeon and younger brother Ji-seok. Her father disappeared after their pizza business went bankrupt. When she sees a missing dog poster with a five-hundred-dollar reward, Ji-so naively believes that that amount of money would be enough to buy her family a house. So she hatches a plan with her friend Chae-rang to find a dog with a rich owner, steal it, then return the dog by pretending to have found it and get the reward. Their target is Wolly, the dog of an old rich lady who owns the restaurant where Ji-so's mom works. While undertaking their "perfect" plan, they befriend Dae-po, a homeless man who ends up living in the abandoned building where they've stashed the dog. But someone else is after Wolly: Soo-young, the old lady's nephew, who'll stop at nothing to gain his aunt's inheritance. In the end, Ji-so and her family do not appear to get a house but the mother takes her son's idea and starts a business from the van and Ji-so learns to be happy with what she has. It seems Soo-young may become homeless after his aunt discovers his duplicity but they later reconcile.

Cast

Lee Re Lee Re (Korean: 이레, born March 12, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the title character in ''Hope'' (2013). Early life Born in 2006, Lee is the youngest among a family of one son and two daughters. She attende ...

as Ji-so *

Lee Ji-won Lee Ji-won (; born August 30, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She is mostly known for her role as Kang Ye-bin in Sky Castle ''Sky Castle'' (; stylized as ''SKY Castle'') is a 2018–2019 South Korean television series starring Yum Jung-ah, L ...

as Chae-rang *

Kim Hye-ja Kim Hye-ja (; born October 25, 1941) is a South Korean actress and humanitarian. Best known to South Korean audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular television series such as ''Country Diaries'', ''What Is Love?'', ''My Mother's Sea'' ...

as Old lady *

Choi Min-soo Choi Min-soo (born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He is known as one of the most acclaimed actors in South Korea. Life and career Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing. Choi is the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular acto ...

as Dae-po *

Kang Hye-jung Kang Hye-jung (born January 4, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film '' Nabi'' (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller '' Oldboy''. A rising star early in he ...

as Jeong-hyeon *

Lee Chun-hee Lee Chun-hee (born February 19, 1979) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Chun-hee made his acting debut in the movie '' A Good Lawyer's Wife'' in 2003 and has since starred in several big screen roles such as '' The Aggressives'' (2005), ''Thr ...

as Soo-young *

Lee Hong-gi Lee Hong-gi (; born March 2, 1990), also known mononymously as Hongki, is a South Korean singer, actor, and media personality. He is best known as the front man of rock band F.T. Island. In 2015, Lee debuted as a solo artist with the rel ...

as Seok-gu *

Lee Ki-young Lee Ki-young (born August 26, 1963) is a South Korean actor. His notable roles include ''Marathon'' (2005), ''A Bittersweet Life'' (2005), and ''Love Me Not'' (2006). Filmography Film * '' Night in Paradise'' (2020) * ''How to Steal a Dog' ...

as Director Park *

Jo Eun-ji Jo Eun-ji (born February 10, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the gritty Im Sang-soo film ''Tears'', and has since become better known for her supporting roles on film and television, such as in ''The President's Last Bang'', ''My ...

as Chae-rang's mother *

Tablo Daniel Armand Lee (Korean: Lee Seon-woong; Hangul: 이선웅; born July 22, 1980), better known by his stage name Tablo (Hangul: 타블로), is a Korean-Canadian hip hop recording artist, lyricist, composer and record producer. Tablo is best k ...

*Kim Won-hyo as Traffic policeman *

Kim Jae-hwa Kim Jae-hwa (born September 1, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Career Kim made her acting debut in 2009 in the film ''Harmony'' and she started to gain recognition following her role as Deng Yaping, Chinese champion of table tennis compe ...

as Homeroom teacher *Hong Eun-taek as Ji-seok *Kim Do-yeop as Min-seob *

Sam Hammington Samuel Mayer Russ Hammington (born 31 July 1977) is a New Zealand-born Australian comedian who is primarily active in South Korea. Hammington hosted radio show ''Drivetime'' with Annabelle Ambrose from 2008 to 2012. He was a cast member of popul ...

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * *{{hancinema film, A_Perfect_Way_to_Steal_a_Dog, How to Steal a Dog 2014 films South Korean crime comedy films Films based on American novels 2010s crime comedy films 2010s South Korean films 2010s Korean-language films