Korean writer and director Lee Jeong-beom delivers a stylish action-packed thriller in his second feature. A former agent is lured back into action when his young neighbors is kidnapped by a vicious gang involved in drug and organ trade. Jeong-beom puts equal emphasis into the tender moments as well as violent action scenes. Korean actor Won Bin shines as the reluctant hero with a secret past which is quite the opposite of the naive son in his international breakthrough in Bong Joon-ho's "Mother." Thai actor Thanayong Wongtrakul makes an impression as one of the villains. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
The Man from Nowhere
Korean writer and director Lee Jeong-beom delivers a stylish action-packed thriller in his second feature. A former agent is lured back into action when his young neighbors is kidnapped by a vicious gang involved in drug and organ trade. Jeong-beom puts equal emphasis into the tender moments as well as violent action scenes. Korean actor Won Bin shines as the reluctant hero with a secret past which is quite the opposite of the naive son in his international breakthrough in Bong Joon-ho's "Mother." Thai actor Thanayong Wongtrakul makes an impression as one of the villains. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
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