TV series

Friend, Our Legend

2009 · 1 season

A brooding, nostalgic slow burn that lingers on friendship curdling into rivalry, heavy with regret and the weight of the past.

Overview: Based on the 2001 film, Friend, Our Legend expands and retells Kwak Kyung-taek's semi-autobiographical rough-and-tumble tale about four childhood friends coming of age in the tough streets of Busan in the 1970s and 1980s. As they enter into manhood, best friends Dong-soo and Joon-seok become enemies and bitter rivals in the city's underworld of gangs.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, betrayal, coming-of-age, crime
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
betrayal
coming-of-age
crime
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild