In the Name of the SonMovie
Chae-geun is a driver for hire with manic depression. He often talks to his son who is studying in the States and tells him he would keep his promise. He does a favor by acting as a temporary fiancé of a single woman named Jin-hee, who works as a waitress at a restaurant he frequents. Her father, who was a victim of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, shows him a gun he stashed away 39 years ago and asks Chae-geun to help him exact revenge on those who were responsible for the May 18 incident.
About In the Name of the Son
In the Name of the Son is a 2021 thriller, drama movie directed by Lee Jung-gook.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 30m, production credits from South Korea, an original language code of KO.
The credited cast includes Ahn Sung-ki, Yun Yoo-sun, Park Keun-hyong, Lee Se-eun. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
