Once Upon a Time in Seoul
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1953, the Korean war has ended, but the fight for survival has just begun. Two 18 year old boys, Tae-ho and Jong-du, live in a camp for orphaned boys, which is more of a concentration camp where everyone suffers from hunger, inhumane treatment and unbearable work conditions. But these two have a dream of a better tomorrow. Tae-ho is the one with wits and brains and Jong-du is the tough street fighter. Together they scheme to steal US Army supplies and recruit other boys to grow their business. But when they start to take business away from the local gangsters, their fight fur survival turns into a war…
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Cast
25 people
Lee Wan
Jong-du
Known for
The Killing Vote
Northern Limit Line
Song Chang-eui
Tae-ho
Also in
Heartstrings
The 101st Proposal
Edward Chi-yun Yi
Han Ji-hoon
Bae Hyeong-jun
Hwang Ki-suk
Greena Park
Soon-nam
Known for
The Ghost
Shin Bo-kyeong
Kim Sang-don
Lee Ki-young
Do-cheol
Known for
Vagabond
Big Mouth
Kenzo Kitakata
Ahn Kil-kang
Myeong-su
Known for
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Tale of the Nine Tailed
Bae Hyeong-jun Director · Han Ji-hoon Writer Lee Byung-hoon Composer
Worldwide gross $420K · First release November 6, 2008 · Produced in South Korea
Box office
Worldwide gross
$419,587
Production
Myung Films
Production
MK Pictures
Production
Rascal Entertainment
Production
OCN
Production
KD Media
Production
Pancinema
Production
Ryozanpaku Entertainment
Production
Korean Film Council
Production
Tube Entertainment
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
소년은 울지 않는다
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · November 6, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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