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Lament

1997

88 minutes

Romance

Overview

Kwang Su (Shin Hyun Jun) has struggled his whole life to shake off the stigma of a shameful family history. He lives in a state of perpetual despair. By contrast, Jong Man (Lee Byung Hun) works as a bartender and spends his days dreaming of becoming an international movie star and his nights filming himself and contacting top Hollywood production companies in the hope that one day he will get his lucky break. Then there is the shy girl Se Hee who works in a music store. When Kwang Su stumbles into the music store, blind drunk, but still able to bash out a tune on a piano, Se Hee falls instantly in love. When Kwang Su stumbles into the bar where Jong Man works, he finds himself arrested for his brother's murder. But fortunately he manages to escape from the police, bumps into Jong Man who instantly lets him stay in his apartment.

Top Cast

Shin Hyun-joon headshot

Shin Hyun-joon

Kwang-su

Lee Byung-hun headshot

Lee Byung-hun

Jong-man

Jung Sun-kyung headshot

Jung Sun-kyung

Sae-hee

Ye In headshot

Ye In

Kim Jae-seon headshot

Kim Jae-seon

Kim Hui headshot

Kim Hui

Park Bong-mi headshot

Park Bong-mi

Jeon Hun headshot

Jeon Hun

Seo Gwang-jae headshot

Seo Gwang-jae

Lee Beom-soo headshot

Lee Beom-soo

Pyo Sang-yong

Kim Il-woo headshot

Kim Il-woo

Pup owner

Choi Hak-rak headshot

Choi Hak-rak

Jang-hyun

Nam Myung-ryeol headshot

Nam Myung-ryeol

Director