General's Son (1990)
- Original title
- 장군의 아들
- Directed by
- Im Kwon-taek
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film, neo-noir
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Korean gangster finds out he is the son of a famous general. He struggles with his identity and the violent world of crime.
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What happens
General's Son (Korean: 장군의 아들; RR: Janggunui adeul) is a 1990 South Korean crime film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It stars Park Sang-min as Kim Du-han, a gangster who discovers that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin. The film is the first in a trilogy, followed by General's Son II (1991) and General's Son III (1992). General's Son was the most highly attended film in South Korea in both 1990 and 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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