An out-of-work college lecturer (Lee Sung-jae) becomes so annoyed by the yapping dogs at his apartment complex that he decides to take drastic action. A bold and confident debut which already displays many of the themes and preoccupations that mark Bong Joon Ho's masterful later films. Extra Trailer
Kick the Moon is about two high school students from a small-city high-school. One is a fighter who was involved in a legendary street-fight with a rival school. The other is a geeky wimp who loves to study and was one of the only students not to participate in the fight. Years later the punk has grown to be a teacher in the high-school he attended and the nerd has become a media underboss and has returned to his hometown to set up operations. The movie revolves around the two men's rivalry for the affections of a local lady restaurant owner and the fighting of rival gang factions in the small city.
During a stakeout a corrupt cop under investigation by Internal Affairs has his face slashed by a mysterious raincoat-clad character. A connection is made between the brutal murder of an elderly couple not far away from the previous incident and this unknown man. The cop under pressure to deliver vows to uncover the identity of the suspect at all costs...
On a rainy night whilst on duty Kang Chul-joong encounters a suspicious man in a hooded raincoat. When he tries to question him the man cuts his face and casually walks away leaving the weapon behind. A week later the bodies on an old couple are found with multiple stab wounds. Investigating at the murder scene Chul-joong recalls the man in the rain and notices that the stab wounds on the copses were made by the same knife. When Chul-joong comes face to face with the man he suspects is the killer the two men attempt to outwit each other until a brutal and bloody battle to the death ensues. An explosive mix of stylish violence and blackly comic action this relentless thriller has been described as Korea's answer to Dirty Harry.
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