“Let's get outta here!”
Two brothers—Cheol-ho, an accountant with a toothache and a pregnant wife, and Yong-ho, an unemployed ex-soldier wounded in battle—navigate life in post-war Korea.
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Cast
27 people
Kim Jin-kyu
Cheol-ho
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Yeong-ho
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Yu Hyun-mok Director · Lee Jong-gi Screenplay Lee I-ryeong Screenplay
United States release August 27, 1998 · Produced in South Korea · Languages English, Korean
Production
KTV
Production
Daehan Films
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
오발탄
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
South Korea · April 13, 1961
Theatrical
United States · August 27, 1998
Limited theatrical · New York Museum of Modern Art
Brazil
December 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Brasileira (Mostra "Anos 60 - A Era de Ouro do Cinema Coreano")
France
November 13, 2006 · Premiere · Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival
Japan
October 18, 2009 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Portugal
January 9, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
Singapore
September 1, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Asian Film Archive (Restored Version)
South Korea
October 10, 2009 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
October 10, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 18, 2021 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
Taiwan
November 17, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (4K Restoration)
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