In the Name of the Son (2021)

47 %
based on 3 user ratings

Released:
2021-05-12

Overview:
Chae-geun is a driver for hire with manic depression. He often talks to his son who is studying in the States and tells him he would keep his promise. He does a favor by acting as a temporary fiancé of a single woman named Jin-hee, who works as a waitress at a restaurant he frequents. Her father, who was a victim of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, shows him a gun he stashed away 39 years ago and asks Chae-geun to help him exact revenge on those who were responsible for the May 18 incident.

Director:
Lee Jung-gook

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Thriller, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Ahn Sung-ki
    as
    Oh Chae-geun
  • Yun Yoo-sun
    as
    Jin-hee
  • Park Keun-hyong
    as
    Park Gi-joon
  • Lee Se-eun
    as
    Se-mi
  • Kim Hee-chan
    as
    Min-woo