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

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)

Trailer

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