The Foul King

The Foul King

In the ring, I'm the king.

2000112 min6.9 / 10

A darkly comedic character study about a meek man who finds liberation and identity through wrestling, only to discover that his alter ego threatens to consume him.

Dae-ho is a timid, unproductive, constantly harassed bank clerk. He starts secretly wrestling and adopts the persona of the cheating villain wrestler "The Foul King". He starts to stand up for himself but things soon start to get out of hand.

Essence

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