Our Twisted Hero (1992): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1992, Our Twisted Hero is a drama film directed by Park Chong-won, running about 119 minutes.

What it’s about. This is the story of the dreams, agony discord and friendship of a group of country school boys before the beginning of Korea's economic boom in the late 50s and 60s. The story begins with Han Byung-tae, a lecturer at a college entrance preparatory institute, recalling his primary school days, 30 years ago. Byung-tae's father was transferred at that time into a rural area from his government office in Seoul. Byung-tae started attending the local school, there he meets Um Suk-dae, The class monitor and bully. At first there is conflict between the two boys but eventually Byung-tae submits to the oppression. A new teacher, Kim chong-won takes Charge of the class and begins to put all the wrongs right by teaching the boys about equality, justice, truth, courage and democracy.

Who’s in it. Our Twisted Hero stars Hong Kyung-in as Eom Suk-dae, Ko Jeong-il as Han Byung-tae, Choi Min-sik as Mr. Kim and Tae Min Young as Han Byung-tae, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Our Twisted Hero has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Our Twisted Hero page.

If you liked it. Fans of Our Twisted Hero tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.