30 Aug 2012
The Ugly Duckling
A man joins the national army as a soldier who does haircuts for other soldiers. However, he feels frustrated for being on miscellaneous duties rather than what he was conscripted for.
The Seeds of Violence
An Army private fails to expose abuses he suffered from his senior. When every member of his platoon gets passes, the senior starts searching for the culprit who tried to report him.
Top Billed Cast
Lee Ga-sub Joo-yong
Jung Jae-yoon 
김소이 
박성일 Oh Gyu-cheol 
박강섭 Kim Geun-tae Jung Jae-u Ahn Jong-seop Kwon Su-jin Kang Yeong-il
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