The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Original title

아저씨

Directed by

Lee Jeong-beom

Genre

action film, neo-noir, thriller film, crime film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 1,504 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A quiet pawnshop owner with a mysterious past becomes a one-man army when the little girl next door is taken by a criminal gang. He tears through the underworld to get her back.

tenseviolentmelancholicgrittysuspensefulfast-pacedsomberemotional

What happens

The Man from Nowhere (Korean: 아저씨; RR: Ajeossi; lit. Mister) is a 2010 South Korean neo-noir action-thriller film starring Won Bin and written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. In the film, a mysterious man embarks on a bloody rampage when his young neighbor is kidnapped. The Man from Nowhere was the highest-grossing film in South Korea in 2010. It was released in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2010. The film also marked Won's final appearance as an actor to date. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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