''Once Upon a Time in Seoul'' (; ''Boys Don't Cry'') is a 2008 South Korean drama film starring

Lee Wan Lee Wan (; born January 3, 1984), born Kim Hyung-soo (), is a South Korean actor. Career Born as Kim Hyung-soo, he began his career in entertainment after starring in a music video alongside older sister, actress Kim Tae-hee. Using the stage ...

and

Song Chang-eui Song Chang-eui (born January 24, 1979) is a South Korean actor. Though better known as a musical theatre actor, notably in ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' and ''Gwanghwamun Love Song'', Song has also starred in television dramas such as ''The Scal ...

Plot

1953, the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

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

orphan An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew language, Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". In some languages ...

ed boys, which is more of a

concentration camp A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment of political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or ethnic minority groups, on the grounds of national security, or for exploitati ...

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

as Jong-du *

as Tae-ho *

Greena Park Greena Park (; born January 8, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Park debuted in the film '' The Ghost'' (2004). She has played a variety of characters and roles, including the cafe waitress Hee-young in '' BABO'' (2008), the tom·boy Soon-nam in ...

as Soon-nam *

Lee Ki-young Lee Ki-young (born August 26, 1963) is a South Korean actor. His notable roles include ''Marathon (2005 film), Marathon'' (2005), ''A Bittersweet Life'' (2005), and ''Love Me Not'' (2006). Filmography Film * ''Night in Paradise (2020 film) ...

as Do-cheol *

Ahn Gil-kang Ahn Gil-kang (; born August 24, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears as a supporting actor in director Ryoo Seung-wan's films, such as '' Die Bad'' (2000), '' Crying Fist'' (2005), ''The City of Violence'' (2006), and ''Dachimawa ...

as Myeong-soo * Jung Kyung-ho as Mouse *Park Yeong-seo as Deok-bae *

Kang Yi-seok Kang Yi-seok (born November 11, 1998) is a South Korean actor. Kang began his career as a child actor, and has starred in television series such as ''Mr. Goodbye'' (2006), ''First Wives' Club'' (2007), '' Five Fingers'' (2012) and '' Ugly Alert' ...

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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* * * * 2008 films 2000s Korean-language films South Korean drama films 2000s South Korean films Myung Films films {{2000s-SouthKorea-film-stub