Tough as Iron
Bound and determined.
Directed by Ahn Kwon-tae
Produced by CJ Entertainment, Daemyung Culture Factory
A gritty Korean crime drama about a reformed street fighter forced back into violence by desperation to save his mother's life.
Gang-cheol is a legendary street fighter in Busan who cleaned up his act to care for his sick mother. Knowing he's desperate for money for his mother's operation, Sang-gon proposes that Gang-cheol works for him.
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