

The Boy from Nowhere
2019-05-05 · 97 min · Not rated
Second-generation migrant worker, Soo is released after receiving probation and community service sentence for his use of violence. Along with his friend Pil-sung, he ends up working as brokers for illegal migrant workers. While fulfilling his community service duty, he meets surfers. Soo falls in love with surfing as the surfers Ddong-ggo and Hae-na teach him how to surf.
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- Choi Chang-hwan
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- South Korea
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Kwak Min-kyuSoo
Kim Hyeon-mokPil-sung
Geum HannahHae-na
Kang Gil-wooGab-bo
Gong Min-jeung
Oh Dong-min
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