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Crying Fist (Jumeogi Unda) (15)

  • Consumer Advice: Contains strong language and violence
  • Run time: 2 hours 1 mins
  • Language: Korean
  • Genre: Action / Adventure
  • Release date: 9th December 2005

Plot Synopsis

This is the story of two men who brave their way through a rough life to come up against each other in one great fight that will decide their destinies. Based on two true stories, director Ryoo Seung-wan (Arahan) combines the two tall tales of the once championship winning Hareruya Akira and the amateur boxing champion Seo-Chol into a personal epic of fate and destiny.

Tae-shik (Choi Min-sik), once a silver medalist in the Asian Games, now gets paid to be beaten up in place of others in the middle of the street. Gambling debts and a fire in a factory have consumed everything he has ever owned, so he has no choice but to work as a street boxer in order to make ends meet. All he has left is his wife and son. To make matters worse, his wife demands a divorce and he is no longer able to live with his son Seo-Jin who is his only hope in life. With his back against the wall and nothing more to lose, the old boxer decides to go for the amateur boxing title.

Sang-Hwan's (Ryoo Seung-beom) daily routine consisted of gang fights and muggings. One day, he needs money to pay off compensation fees which in turn leads him to rob a wealthy neighbor, landing him smack in juvenile detention. The first day of confinement starts with a fight that gets him thrown in solitary confinement. A guard suggests that Sang-Hwan join the boxing club after the fistfight between him and the inmate. Boxing gradually taught him for the first time that he could actually do something. While serving time, his father has passed away suddenly and his grandmother has had a stroke. In shock, Sang-Hwan prepares to win the amateur title in an effort to shake off his grief.