Enrolling into a commercial high school in Busan, Jjang-gu joins a school gangster club called ‘Monster’. It wasn’t something he volunteered for; rather, it was natural to join such a club at that time. Like a rite of passage, he becomes a man through the process. Actor JUNG Woo, who acts as Jjang-gu in the film, came up with the idea, and director Lee Seong-han completed the scenario to show another growth story of a man. Such a story is similar to what was previously...more

Enrolling into a commercial high school in Busan, Jjang-gu joins a school gangster club called ‘Monster’. It wasn’t something he volunteered for; rather, it was natural to join such a club at that time. Like a rite of passage, he becomes a man through the process. Actor JUNG Woo, who acts as Jjang-gu in the film, came up with the idea, and director Lee Seong-han completed the scenario to show another growth story of a man. Such a story is similar to what was previously seen in (2001, KWAK Kyung-taek) and (2004, YOO Ha). However, instead of incorporating a direct and rough portrayal of violence, Wish calmly shows how violence is permeated in everyday life and how violence is indistinguishable from everyday life in Korean society.
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