The Man from Nowhere
The Man from Nowhere

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An ex-special agent CHA Tae-shik's only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. Her mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-shik with the product, without letting him know. The traffickers find out about her smuggling and kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. The gang promises to release them if Tae-shik makes a delivery for them, however it actually is a larger plot to eliminate a rival drug rin... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Man from Nowhere:

Won Bin
Kim Sae-ron
Kim Tae-hun
Kim Hie-won
Kim Seung-o
Lee Jong-pil

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An ex-special agent CHA Tae-shik's only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. Her mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-shik with the product, without letting him know. The traffickers find out about her smuggling and kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. The gang promises to release them if Tae-shik makes a delivery for them, however it actually is a larger plot to eliminate a rival drug ring leader. When Hyo-jeon's disemboweled body is discovered, Tae-shik realizes that So-mi's life may also be in danger. Tae-shik becomes enraged at the prospect that So-mi may already be dead and prepares for a battle, putting his own life at risk.

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Film School Rejects - 9/10 by Rob HunterSouth Korea may just be the most exciting place on the planet these days when it comes to stylish and violent thrillers.
Variety - 6/10 by Russell EdwardsHelmer Lee Jeong-beom shows a flair for action sequences, squeezing tension out of every fight scene choregraphed by Park Jung-ryul.
User Review - 10/10 by Samuel SAgain, a Korean movie that made me cry and easily put it self on my favourite movie list to date. A strong leading role from the main man himself and a tear jerking performance from the young girl.............at first the story seemed pointless but redeemed itself through the actors really showing there relationships to one another (Mainly the male lead and the little girl) At the same time, Tae-Shik had every reason to help this girl as if to make up for everything he had lost and couldn't save. So eventually I gave in to the story. And I am so glad I did! Korean's always hit the right places when it comes to martial arts or Taekwando (Well the fighting) and it left me at the edge of my seat. Well worth watching for every aspect of the film and I love it ! :)
User Review - 10/10 by Muhan HAn incontestable gem found among a pile of rocks! Won bin rules!
User Review - 10/10 by Wendy KWOW WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN WITH THIS REVIEW. First of all, this has got to be the best Korean crime action film I have ever seen. The Korean crime action film I saw was at TIFF last year and it was the most melodramatic movie ever. So much unnecessary drama and character history. This one has character history and what not, but damn, if Won Bin doesn't carry this movie on his shoulders. The action sequences are simply badass and so believable. You /believe/ Won Bin is Tae-shik. His facial expressions while he does each of the action and fighting sequences are honest, and whaddaya know, I Google it midway through the film, and he has a background in taekwondo. Second of all, this film is very tightly scripted and directed. A lot of Korean action films, I find, fill the movie up with unnecessary scenes that don't get anywhere, but this one makes each scene count, thoroughly explaining Tae-shik's journey to find Somee. Thirdly, I love how the story intertwined two contradicting parties of people that were after Tae-shik - the police who was unaware of his military intelligence background, and the Chinese/Korean mob who kidnapped Somee in the first place. It was very carefully intertwined too, so that it never gave anything away, or that it would be this clichéd "just missed ya" sort of opportunity. This film was absolutely excellent. Major hat tip to the director/writer/production for the directing, the script and the scene editing. No shot felt too long (THANK GOODNESS, because this is such a Korean action film weakness), and all the action sequences kept you right at the edge of your seat. A second major hat tip to Won Bin who made everything believable and fully carried this film. I mean, we already knew that he was leading man material, but damn, he has the versatile acting chops as well. Highly recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. So so so good. Off to see if they have the DVD at Amazon now!
User Review - 10/10 by Victor BThis was a very pleasant surprise. Reading the other reviews as one not familiar with Korean themes - I can see that this is very culturally based. What struck me however was how well acted the Mister character and the little girl character are. There is some really nice character development in this movie in addition to good action.
User Review - 10/10 by Stephen PHard to find a flaw in this film. Korean drama at its best. Riveting action, well-developed plot, and heart-wrenching drama.
User Review - 10/10 by Eunice WI personally liked this movie more than the Taken
User Review - 10/10 by Dany LExcellent! Go see it! Korean cinema at its best. Won bin is proves his versatility after Mother.
User Review - 10/10 by Shaun BThe Pawnshop Ghost The mysterious dark hero who kills without flinching and has unbelievable and inexplainable skills is a character that has been portrayed in cinema for decades. This character can be like the Batman, exceeding our limits for amazement or as cheesy as a b-flick villain twirling his mustache. The character always works best when he has nothing to lose, or is willing to lose it all, thus surprising the bad guys by taking things one step further than they thought he would go. He never says much, letting his actions speak for him. He is more terrifying then the villains, you know this because they panic and scream when they realize they can't stop him. The Man from Nowhere has the perfect silent brooding, unstoppable, villain scaring hero. This stories dark knight is Cha Tae-sik, played by Won Bin, who owns a rundown pawnshop attached to his apartment. Next door to him lives a little girl named So-mi, played by Kim Sae-ron, and her junkie mother. While Tae-sik tries to keep her at arms length it is clear he has a soft spot for her and tries to help her from time to time. It is also clear that Tae-sik has a troubled past he is trying to deal with, but don't all dark heros have that? So-mi's mother runs afoul with drug dealers and this brings the mob to Tae-sik's door. So-mi and her mother are held hostage over missing drugs and Tae-sik tries to get them home safely by agreeing to run a delivery for her captors, a pair of sociopathic brothers. The brothers Man-seok, played by Kim Hee-won, and Jong-seok, played by Kim Sung-oh, are really a pair of vile criminals who deal not just in drugs but organ harvesting. They are trying to pull off a power shift in the criminal underworld which would wipe out their former boss. They trick Tae-sik into taking a fall for them by promising they will release So-mi and her mother. The story then centers on Tae-sik trying to find So-mi, get revenge on the criminals and avoid the police, who are tearing the city apart looking for him. I saw in other reviews that this film was compared to movies like The Professional and Taken. I have never seen Taken but I have seen The Professional, and I can agree with that comparison. I would also add that it has many things in common with The Bourne Identity trilogy. It has some very fast paced and very realistic looking action scenes that make you jerk involuntarily. These scenes are very reminiscent of that trilogy, especially a bathroom fight scene between our hero and a hired hand of the criminal brothers. A Thai actor named Thanayong Wongtrakul plays this hired goon named Ramrowan, who proves to have his own personal honor and engages our hero in a intensely choreographed knife fight that moves faster than you can bite your knuckles. The Man from Nowhere pulls no punches. The violence is bone-breaking, this is not a kung-fu movie with stunts like circus acts. This is blood, grit and gore. The crimes are real and involve the most innocent of victims with the most vile criminals, who are not glorified as cool mobsters. There are many plot tricks as well that will catch you by surprise, and while not always super cleaver, still very well done. The movie also pulls no punches with emotions either. Tae-sik's past is not an overblown comic book pain that drives him to seek solitude, but a real heart breaker. Also, the film lacks the disturbing sexual undertones that The Professional had and instead focuses on a relationship between a broken man and little girl without hope who desperately needs a friend. Thus, they both really need each other. The visceral experience of the film can be summed up in a line delivered by Tae-sik to the older criminal brother, Man-seok. "Those who live for tomorrow get fucked by those that live for today."

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