''The Soup'' () is a 2017 South Korean family drama film starring

Shin Jung-geun Shin Jung-geun (born September 26, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is most active as a supporting actor in films such as ''Running Turtle'' (2009), '' In Love and War'' (2011), ''The Grand Heist'' (2012), and '' The Five'' (2013), as well as t ...

Yoon Park Yoon Park (born November 18, 1987) is a South Korean actor. Career Yoon began his entertainment career as a drummer for the band Can't Play Well (), which won the Bronze Prize at the 34th MBC Campus Song Festival in 2010. When his contract with ...

, Jang So-yeon and Go Na-hee. Written and directed by Lim Young-hoon, it was based on the true story of an ex-convict who entered the home of a mentally disabled couple with a 7-year-old daughter, and ends up living with them. It premiered and was named Best Foreign Feature at the 26th

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2017.

Plot

Abandoned by his family due to his wrongdoings, ex-convict Jae-goo (

) makes a living working as a construction worker. One day, he meets and approaches mentally disabled Soon-sik (

) at a funeral hall who let him spends the night at his house. The next morning Jae-goo leaves, but when Soon-sik comes home from work, he is startled to find Jae-goo at his home again.

Cast

as Soon-sik *

as Jae-goo *

Jang So-yeon Jang So-yeon (Korean:장소연; born Seo Eun-jung on 28 January 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Sookmyung Women's University, Department of English and Chinese. She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared i ...

as Ae-shim * Go Na-hee as Soon-young * Kim Hyun as Landlady *

Gi Ju-bong Gi Ju-bong (born September 3, 1955) is a South Korean actor. Career Gi began acting in 1977 and is notable for '' Offending the Audience'', '' Sorum'' (2001), ''Viva! Love'' (2008) and ''The Spy Gone North ''The Spy Gone North'' () is a 2 ...

as president *

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 ...

as Barber * Jung Kyu-soo as Head Seo

References

External links

* * * 2017 films South Korean drama films 2010s Korean-language films 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub