Yang Dong Geun, the star of Fighter In The Wind and Address Unknown, plays a genius computer programmer in Monopoly, the debut feature from director Yi Hang Pae. Kyung Ho (Yang) is the best computer programmer in Korea and it is his job to manage the online networks for all of the banks across the country. One day, he runs into John (Kim Sung Soo - The Red Shoes), a smooth talking businessman who invites Kyung Ho to experience the high life with him.
Kyung Ho is seduced by this opulent style of living and agrees to help John with his master plan. By using Kyung Ho’s computer skills and unlimited access, John proposes to withdraw small, unnoticeable amounts of cash from every bank account in the country - making them rich without anybody noticing the money missing. But even in seemingly victimless crimes like John’s, there has to be a loser.
Sang-woo, the leader of college rock band Volcano, dies and sets up a reunion for Gi-yeong and the other members of the group. Former bass player Seong-wook lives a hand-to-mouth existence working two jobs. Drummer Hyeok-su is a single father struggling to make a living as a car salesman. The jobless lead guitarist Gi-yeong dreams of taking over Volcano as the new frontman. When he suggests they reform the band while the old friends reminisce at the funeral, they all spurn the idea. But Gi-yeong persists and gets each to relent, setting the stage for a rock and roll reunion.
A woman suddenly appears at Jae-su’s house. Nothing in her hands, nowhere to go, the woman’s empty eyes meet with round eyes of the eleven year-old boy. He regards the woman as another person who’ll leave and does not put any effort into getting to know her. Every chance he finds, the boy scolds the woman, saying she eats too much, sleeps like a pig and uses up all of the utilities. The two of them are neck and neck with complaints until she learns of the boy’s sad history and he discovers her diabetes. The boy has already had 10 stepmothers in the past. Out of the blue the boy’s father shows up and begins beating the boy. She tries to stop him and they find themselves on common ground. A warm relationship between the two begins to build up slowly, not aware of the eventual separation that is just around the corner.
Ji-ho is a promising pianist, studying and playing abroad for years. But one night she had a stage fright and never recovers. In despair, Ji-ho comes home and meets her old classmate Sung-ryong. Once a very bright boy, Sung-ryong had an accident and now he is in late 20s with the mind of a six year old. He is very forgetful, but he has never forgotten his first love Ji-ho. Other half of Sung-ryong’s dumb mind is occupied with his only family – younger sister Jee-in. To take care of her, Sung-ryong sells toasts in front of Jee-in’s school. But Jee-in is embarrassed of her idiotic brother and ignores him. And Sang-soo is Sung-ryong’s old friend who understands Sung-ryong’s innocent mind. But he inevitably falls to the world of gangsters. Ji-ho is still in her slump, Jee-in falls sick and Sang-soo gets involved in a bloody dispute. But all of their agonies are miraculously saved by Sung-ryong in a way nobody has forseen.
he plot follows two men, the down and out, violence prone detective Jang (also in “Love so Divine”) and Oh (Yoo Ji Tae, also in the likes of “Old Boy”), an officious prosecutor, whose fates become entwined when they try to take down gang boss turned politician Yu (played by Son Byung Ho, “R-Point”). In doing so, they find themselves battling not only the usual hordes of thugs, but the system itself, as Yu uses his wealth and connections to worm his way out of trouble, manipulating the law to his advantage and generally perverting the cause of justice. Eventually, it becomes clear that to take Yu down, Jang and Oh will have to get their hands dirty, which predictably results in tragedy and violence.
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The plot follows two men, the down and out, violence prone detective Jang (also in “Love so Divine”) and Oh (Yoo Ji Tae, also in the likes of “Old Boy”), an officious prosecutor, whose fates become entwined when they try to take down gang boss turned politician Yu (played by Son Byung Ho, “R-Point”). In doing so, they find themselves battling not only the usual hordes of thugs, but the system itself, as Yu uses his wealth and connections to worm his way out of trouble, manipulating the law to his advantage and generally perverting the cause of justice. Eventually, it becomes clear that to take Yu down, Jang and Oh will have to get their hands dirty, which predictably results in tragedy and violence.
Romantic Comedy K movie: Sin Min-joo (Han Ye-seul) is juggling relationships with four different men, adopting a different persona for each one. But her love life becomes increasingly tangeled, and the men show their true colours when they find out how they've been manipulated.