Pained
2011 South Korean film
Pained (Korean: 통증; lit. 'Pain') is a 2011 South Korean romantic drama film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Kwak's first feature in three years, it is a romantic melodrama set in Seoul, which is a departure from the director's previous Busan-based masculine thrillers and gangster movies. It is adapted from an original story by webtoon artist Kang Full.
01Plot
Debt collector Nam-soon (Kwon Sang-woo) lost his sense of pain after a traumatic accident during his youth, and now regularly takes beatings for his job. Street vendor Dong-hyun (Jung Ryeo-won) suffers from severe hemophilia, a disorder that impedes the body's ability to stop bleeding. For Dong-hyun, even the most minor of injuries could be deadly. She's left homeless after Nam-soon collects the last of her money, so he decides to take her in. As the two grow closer, Nam-soon suddenly begins to lose his lifelong insensitivity to pain and the hurt of a lifetime washes over him. Together, these two lonely souls learn to hurt and hope again...
02Cast
- Kwon Sang-woo, Nam-soon
- Jung Ryeo-won, Dong-hyun
- Ma Dong-seok, Bum-no
- Jang Young-nam, Kye-jung
- Kim Hyeong-jong, jobless guy
- Keum Dong-hyun, Young-bae
- Lee Mi-do, street vendor
- Mahbub Alam, street vendor
- Song Bong-geun, bucktooth
- Oh Joo-hee, Nam-soon's aunt
- Kang Min-ah, Nam-soon's older sister
- Kwak Min-seok, newlywed husband
- Kim Yeon-ah, newlywed wife
- Kim Jin-goo, grandmother owner
- Sa-hee, actress
- Kwon Oh-jin, trader representative
- Kim Min-jun, male actor (cameo)
Sources and credits
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