10th New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 1-14, 2011

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The Man From Nowhere

아저씨

Beating everything at the Korean box office (including Inception and Iron Man 2) and winning 12 of Korea’s biggest film awards, The Man From Nowhere is a sleek, streamlined thrill machine. One part Batman and one part Bourne, star Won Bin plays a retired government operative, living in obscurity, collecting his pension and minding his own business. But when a gang of black market organ harvesters abduct the kid who lives next door, he swings into action like a sleek torpedo, tearing through everyone in his path as he races to the rescue. If you thought Hollywood had a lock on taut, tight, high impact summer blockbusters, think again.

Director: Lee Jeong-beom
Cast: Thanayong Wongtrakunl, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Sung-oh, Kim Hee-won, Kim Sae-ron, Won Bin
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2010; 119 min.

SCHEDULE:

Thursday July 7, 6:15pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center