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A Self-Righteous Man

Apr 9, 1988 · 1h 42m
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Action
War

PLOT

As the tragic war of fratricide is drawing to a close, a special agent nicknamed Dokbul, Kang Cheol-gu, is given an intelligence mission to identify and confirm the enemy's unusual movements. While on a mission, Cheol-gu infiltrates the enemy's camp alone and accidentally witnesses a bloody scene of massacre of civilians. He saves the only survivor, Hwang No-in, and is hinted that the enemy's plot is very dangerous. Cheol-gu approaches Mi-young, a People's Army nurse, to extract information, but is exposed to the enemy and escapes a crisis after a fierce battle. In the end, thanks to Cheol-gu's persistence, Mi-young realizes the illusion of the liberation struggle they are calling for, and transforms into Cheol-gu's collaborator to stop their horrific plot, germ warfare, and carries out the mission. However, the result of this tragic war is only futility. A war of illusions where more is lost than gained, and in the end, even the nickname Dokbul sheds hot tears.

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CAST

Jeon Young-rok
Kang Cheol-gu, the lone general
Kwon Jae-hee
Mi-young, a nurse in the People's Army
Hwang Hae
Hwang No-in
Lee Dong-jun
the head of the operation team
Jin Bong-jin
Oh Hyun-soo
Se-hyeok Jeong
Park Dong-ryong
the special forces
Jang Jeong-kuk
the special forces
Directed by Ki-pung Choi

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
KO
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Samjin Films
Country
CN, KR

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