''I Am a Dad'' (), also known as ''I Am Father'', is a 2011 South Korean

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co-directed by Jeon Man-bae and Lee Se-yeong, and written by Yoon Hyeon-ho. It stars

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as a corrupt cop who frames innocent people. But when his daughter (

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) gets injured because of his work and needs a

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, he discovers that the heart would come from the wife of a magician (

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) he framed for murder.

Plot

Han Jong-sik (

) is a corrupt detective who frames innocent people to further his career. One of his victims takes his revenge on Jong-sik by killing his wife and injuring his daughter, Min-ji (

), who is now in need of a heart transplant. To help his sick daughter, he starts working for a mob boss who deals in

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. Na Sang-man (

), a magician and one of the people he falsely accused of murder, discovers that his daughter is dead and his wife is in a

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because of a suicide attempt. Now, the only thing on his mind is vengeance. He is released after two years behind bars when the officials find out by accident that he is innocent. He tracks down Detective Kim (

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), Jong-sik's colleague, to re-open the murder case. Meanwhile, Soo-kyung (

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), the organ transplant coordinator, locates a heart for Min-ji, but Jong-sik finds out that the heart is from Sang-man's wife. Realizing that Sang-man would not allow the transplant, he finds a way to get rid of him. Sang-man discovers his plans and kidnaps his daughter.

Cast

as Han Jong-sik *

as Na Sang-man *

as Han Min-ji *

as Detective Kim *

as Soo-kyung *Cheon Seong-hun as Gi-bok *

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as Ji-young *

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as Na Ye-seul *Jo Deok-hyeon as Owner Hwang *Choi Hong-il as Chief detective *Park Choong-seon as Owner Jo *Geum Dong-hyun as gang boss at the funeral hall *

Lee Won-jong Lee Won-jong (born January 1, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Variety shows Theater *''Blind'' (2010) *''The Masked Hut Murder Case'' (2022) - Nobuhiko Awards *2002 SBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Act ...

as organ trafficking doctor ( cameo) *Kim Ki-yeon as Jong-sik's wife

References

External links

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