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.
Escape
Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.
After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.
Top Billed Cast
이제훈 Lim Kyu-nam
구교환 Lee Hyun-sang
홍사빈 Kim Dong-hyuk
서현우 Major Cha
이성욱 Lieutenant Hong
유태주 Captain Ryu
정준원 Second Lieutenant Park
장영남 Dong-hyuk's Mother
송강 Min Sun-woo
이솜 Nomad Leader
이호정 Girl with Rifle
신현지 Sang-gu's Sister
이호철 Drunken General
Kim Sang-heun Officer Jung
박윤희 Director of the General Political Department
우정원 Director's Wife
차순배 Division Commander
송요셉 Battalion Commander
진용욱 Company Commander
장요훈 Squad 1
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