''We Are Brothers'' () is a 2014 South Korean
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film directed by
Jang Jin
Jang Jin (born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean film director, theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, film producer, actor and TV personality.
Considered one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from the 1990s Korean cinema ren ...
.
Plot
Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their birth mother, who suffers from
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...
, suddenly disappears. So Sang-yeon (a pastor raised in America) and Ha-yeon (a
shaman
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritu ...
) team up together and go on a road trip to search for her.
Cast
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Cho Jin-woong
Cho Jin-woong (born Jo Won-jun; March 3, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in ''Deep Rooted Tree'' (2011), a mobster in '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'' (2012), and a mysterious vil ...
as Park Sang-yeon
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Kim Sung-kyun
Kim Sung-kyun (born May 25, 1980) is a South Korean actor. Kim began his career in theatre, then made his screen debut as a gangster boss's faithful henchman in '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'', followed by supporting roles in '' The Ne ...
as Park Ha-yeon
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Kim Young-ae
Kim Young-ae (; 21 April 1951 – 9 April 2017) was a South Korean actress.
Career
Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural ''Chief Inspe ...
as Seung-ja
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Yoon Jin-yi
Yoon Jin-yi (born Kim Yoon-jin on July 27, 1990) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Yoon debuted in the 2012 romantic comedy TV series '' A Gentleman's Dignity'', playing a girl in love with an older man.
In March 2019, Yoon signed with new age ...
as Yeo-il
*Lee Hae-yeong as Eldest son of Kim Man-jae
*Jung Min-jin as Second son of Kim Man-jae
*Jo Bok-rae as Pickpocker's older brother
*Choi Tae-won as Pickpocket's younger brother
*Im Gi-hong as MacArthur
*Kim Jin-kyu as Assistant director
*Lee Cheol-min as PD
*Jo Seon-mook as General manager
*Kwon Oh-soo as CP head of department
*Cha Eun-jae as Writer Kim
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Lee Han-wi
Lee Han-wi (born June 17, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1983, Lee has become a prolific supporting actor on Korean film and television. He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing
In music and other pe ...
as Security guard (
cameo)
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Kim Byeong-ok
Kim Byeong-ok (born October 11, 1960) is a South Korean actor. A veteran supporting actor, he is best known for his role as Mr. Han in '' Oldboy''.
Career
In 2015, he was featured in a controversial Maxim
Maxim or Maksim may refer to:
En ...
as Homeless Mr. Kim (cameo)
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Go Eun-mi
Ko Eun-mi (born Ahn Eun-mi on July 7, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut in 1995 as a singer in the band T.Ra.V (stands for "TV+Radio+Video"), which released one album ''Hey! Henter'' before disbanding. Ko was then ...
as young Seung-ja (cameo)
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Kim Min-kyo
Kim Min-kyo (, born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor and director. He is well known as a cast member ('crew') on the tvN entertainment show ''Saturday Night Live Korea'.
Career
He has been performing as a stage actor on several Korean ...
as Towing man (cameo)
*Kim Kyeong-ae as Jeong-rye (cameo)
*Miles Meili as adoptive father
*Wendy Taylor as adoptive mother
References
External links
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South Korean comedy-drama films
2014 comedy-drama films
2014 films
Showbox films
Films about brothers
2010s South Korean films
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