The Slingshot (2009)

Original title

남자이야기

Directed by

Yoon Sung-sik

Cast

Park Yong Ha, Park Si Yeon, Kim Kang Woo, Won Duk Hyun, Han Yeo Woon, Lee Philip, Jung Chan Woo, Park Ki Woong

Genre

action television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 20 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

3.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is wronged by a powerful enemy and ends up in prison. He recruits fellow inmates to help him carry out an elaborate plan for revenge.

tensedarkrevenge-fueledgrittymethodicalemotionally heavyslow-burnsuspenseful

What happens

The Slingshot (Korean: 남자이야기; RR: Namjaiyagi; lit. 'Story of a Man') is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo, Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong. It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The Slingshot is about a wronged hero who gets himself thrown in jail, then formulates the ultimate plan for vengeance by enlisting the help of a few prison buddies to form a team, and beating the villain at his own game. It won Best Drama Series at the 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards. This was Park Yong-ha's last acting project before he committed suicide in June 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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