Break Out

Break Out

Break Out

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Break Out

"I want my pride back!"

2002

1h 45m

6.3(9 votes)

Comedy

Overview

How far would you go to recover a cigarette lighter? A pulsing mix of hard-hitting action, wry social commentary, and black humor, director Jang Hang Joon's Break Out takes a simple premise and spins it into a spiraling film experience. Penniless and slothful Bong Gu (Kim Seung Woo) loses his cheap lighter in the Seoul train station washroom, and it falls into the hands of gangster leader Chul Gon (Cha Seung Won). Bong Gu, determined to retrieve his lighter, follows Chul Gon to Pusan, but the task turns out to be a lot more difficult than he had imagined.

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21 members

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김승우

Heo Bok-gu

김승우

Acting

차승원

Yang Cheol-gon

차승원

Acting

박영규

Park Yeong-gab

박영규

Acting

강성진

Unknown Role

강성진

Acting

이문식

Unknown Role

이문식

Acting

Kim Chae-yeon

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Bae Joong-sik

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Park Jae-hyeon

Unknown Role

No Image

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Po-Ram Han

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장현성

Unknown Role

장현성

Acting

김인문

Unknown Role

김인문

Acting

김재만

Unknown Role

김재만

Acting

김선경

Unknown Role

김선경

Acting

이원종

Unknown Role

이원종

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성지루

Unknown Role

성지루

Acting

유해진

(uncredited)

유해진

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임형준

Unknown Role

임형준

Acting

Lee In

Unknown Role

Lee In

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Yun Yeong-keol

Unknown Role

Yun Yeong-keol

Acting

남문철

Unknown Role

남문철

Acting

Kim Dong-yoon

Unknown Role

Kim Dong-yoon

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