''Our Twisted Hero'' () is a
1992 South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
n film directed by
Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the
Chunsa Film Art Awards
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.
It is based on the short novel ''
Our Twisted Hero'' by
Yi Munyol.
Synopsis
A man traveling to the funeral of his fifth-grade teacher recalls his life at the time. As a city boy transferred to a country school, he encountered an unexpectedly old-fashioned hierarchical bullying system. When he tried to create a rebellion against the system, both those oppressed by it and the teachers and parents opposed him. When change finally came to the school, it was in an equally harsh form.
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Cast
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Hong Kyung-in: Eom Seok-dae
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Go Jeong-il: Han Byeong-tae
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Choi Min-sik
Choi Min-sik (born April 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He received critical acclaim for his roles in '' Oldboy'' (2003), ''I Saw the Devil'' (2010) and '' The Admiral: Roaring Currents'' (2014).
For his role in ''Oldboy'', he won the Best ...
: Teacher Kim
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Shin Goo
Shin Goo (; born Shin Sun-gi, ; August 13, 1936) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety show
Theater
Awards and nominations
State honors
Notes
References
External links
Shin Goo Fan Cafeat Daum
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: Teacher Choi
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Shin Cheol-jin
Shin Cheol-jin is a South Korean actor. He made his debut in the 1976 play ''Naughty in the West''.
Filmography Television series
Film
Awards and nominations
* 2005 Korean Theater Actors Association Actor of the Year
* 2008 The 12th Hector ...
: Kim Young-pal
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Lee Jin-seon: Woman teacher
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U Sang-jeon: Byeong-tae's father
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Kim Hye-ok
Kim Hye-ok (born May 9, 1958) is a South Korean actress
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: Byeong-tae's mother
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Jeong Un-bong: Kyo-gam
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Park Kwang-jin: Old teacher
Bibliography
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Korean
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Contemporary reviews
* "「우리들의 일그러진 영웅」/한국영화 첫 아랍수출" (1992-09-28). ''Kukmin Ilbo''
Notes
1992 films
Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners
1990s Korean-language films
South Korean drama films
category:Grand Prize Paeksang Arts Award (Film) winners
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