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City of Fathers
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Wikipedia article
'City of Fathers' is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Park Ji-won.
Plot
Kang-soo is a third-rate street thug in Busan; he's an alcoholic and gambling addict who's always on the run from loan sharks. But when his rebellious teenage son Jong-chul is diagnosed with kidney cancer, he tries to be a real parent for the first time and seeks out Jong-chul's biological father, Tae-suk, a pimp. Tae-suk, however, refuses to help.
Cast
* Kim Young-ho as Jo Tae-suk
* Ko Chang-seok as Kim Kang-soo
* Yoo Seung-ho as Kim Jong-chul
* Cho Jin-woong as Han Sang-goo
* Jung Sun-kyung as Lee Seon-hwa / Eun-ji
* Lee Se-na as Soon-ae
* Jeon Joon-hong as Section chief Jang
* Jo Jae-yoon as Nal-chi ("Flying Fish")
* Kang Yoo-jin as Min-joo
* Kim Jin-hyeok as "Gecko"
* Kim Jung-tae as President Kim
* Do Young-gu as President Hee-sang
* Kim Jung-hak as President Byun
* Baek Won-gil as Jjang-dol
* Kwon Jae-won as smuggled goods trader
* Kim Seok-hwan as Bond
* Kim Eun-seong as Jeong Yang
* Jo Ha-seok as Do-kki
* Kim Min-gyu as Room salon manager
* Hwang Seung-eon as Mi-na
References
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