THE KING OF PIGS

By Sang-Ho YEUN

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Thriller - Completed 2011

Kyung-min and Jong-suk were classmates at a middle school. In their school days, there were class distinctions called ‘dogs’ and ‘pigs’ in students. One day, KIM Chul appeared in front of them, and he fought against ‘dogs’. They believed that he was only hope who liberated them from that situation.

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    • Year of production
    • 2011
    • Genres
    • Thriller, Animation, Drama
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 97 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sang-Ho YEUN
    • Writer(s)
    • Sang-Ho YEUN
    • Producer(s)
    • Young-Kag CHO
    • Synopsis
    • HWANG Kyung-min, the thirties, on the verge of bankruptcy businessman and JUNG Jong-suk, a prospective writer were classmates at a middle school. After Kyung-min killed his wife, he found his classmate, Jong-suk in fifteen years. They talk about their school days, but they are hiding that they are in a difficult situation now.
      In their school days, there were class distinctions among students. Jong-suk and Kyung-min called rich and good students ‘dogs’ and called other students who were suffering and got the go-by in the class ‘pigs’.
      In that tired life, there were a lot of unfair and upset affairs, but Jong-suk and Kyung-min couldn’t resist ‘dogs’. One day, KIM Chul appeared in front of them, and he fought against ‘dogs’ with his own vicious temper and power. Jong-suk and Kyung-min believed that he was only hope who liberated them from that situation.
      Jong-suk and Kyung-min meet in fifteen years and talk about KIM Chul, their hero in school days. Fifteen years ago, what happened between them and their hero?