Our Twisted Hero (우리들의 일그러진 영웅) 31 years old

Our Twisted Hero

This is the story of the dreams, agony discord and friendship of a group of country school boys before the beginning of Korea's economic boom in the late 50s and 60s. The story begins with Han Byung-tae, a lecturer at a college entrance preparatory institute, recalling his primary school days, 30 years ago. Byung-tae's father was transferred at that time into a rural area from his government office in Seoul. Byung-tae started attending the local school, there he meets Um Suk-dae, The class monitor and bully. At first there is conflict between the two boys but eventually Byung-tae submits to the oppression. A new teacher, Kim chong-won takes Charge of the class and begins to put all the wrongs right by teaching the boys about equality, justice, truth, courage and democracy.

Credits

Our Twisted Hero Cast

Name Character
Choi Min-sik He was 30, now 62 years old as Mr. Kim
Kim Hye-ok She was 34, now 65 years old as Byung-tae's mother
Shin Goo He was 56, now 87 years old as Mr. Choi
Hong Kyung-in He was 15, now 47 years old as Eom Suk-dae

Our Twisted Hero Crew

Name Department
Jang Hyeon-su as Writer. He was 32 (now 64) years old Writing
Jeong Kwang-Seok as Director of Photography. He was 57 (now 89) years old Camera
Our Twisted Hero poster
Our Twisted Hero (31 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, August 15, 1992
  • Runtime: 119 minutes