Once Upon a Time in Seoul

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{{Infobox film

| name = Once Upon a Time in Seoul

| image = Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Seoul_poster.jpg

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Korean|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|hangul = 소년은 울지 않는다 |rr = Sonyeoneun ulji anneunda}}

| caption = South Korean poster

| director = Bae Hyoung-jun

| producer = Lee Eun
Son Seong-moon

| writer = Han Ji-hoon
Kim Sang-don

| starring = Lee Wan
Song Chang-eui

| music = Lee Byung-hoon

| cinematography = Hwang Ki-seok

| editing = Park Kwang-il

| studio = MK Pictures
KD Media
Pancinema

| distributor = Studio 2.0

| released = {{film date|2008|11|6}}

| runtime = 98 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget = {{USD|4 million}}

| gross = {{USD|419,587}}[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fSONYONEUNWOOLJIA01 "Sonyunun Ulji Annunda (Once Upon a Time in Seoul)"]. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

}}

Once Upon a Time in Seoul ({{ko-hhrm|소년은 울지 않는다}}; {{lit.}} Boys Don't Cry) is a 2008 South Korean drama film starring Lee Wan and Song Chang-eui.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-joo|title=Actors struggle for authenticity in Korean War roles|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2896357|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2014-02-09|date=22 October 2008}}{{cite web|last=Soh|first=Joon|title=Postwar Pain Made Into Bad Melodrama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/11/141_34356.html|work=The Korea Times|date=13 November 2008|accessdate=2014-02-09}}

Plot

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 for survival turns into a war.

Cast

  • Lee Wan as Jong-du
  • Song Chang-eui as Tae-ho
  • Greena Park as Soon-nam
  • Lee Ki-young as Do-cheol
  • Ahn Gil-kang as Myeong-soo
  • Jung Kyung-ho as Mouse
  • Park Yeong-seo as Deok-bae
  • Kang Yi-seok as Wonder child
  • Cha Seung-yeol as Jae-gook
  • Han Seong-jin as Sang-gook
  • Joo Min-soo as Yeong-nam
  • Eom Min-hyeok as Woo-sik
  • Im Yeong-sik as Sang-il
  • Lee Geon-moon as Yong-goo
  • Kim Geon-ho as Mr. Jang
  • Song Young-chang as Man-gi (cameo)

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