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My Boss, My Hero

2001 · 98 min

A goofy gangster-in-school romp that swings between slapstick brawls and sudden jabs of real injustice, easy to watch and oddly touching.

Overview: When a young gang leader seems to be just a bit too stupid to effectively carry out his daily tasks, his superiors order him to go back to school for his high school diploma. Posing as a 19-year-old, he soon learns that the school is even more corrupt and vicious. Wrath is unleashed.

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
corruption
coming-of-age
identity
justice
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, comedy, crime
Directed by: JK Youn
Written by: JK Youn
Starring: Jung Jun-ho, Jung Woong-in, Jung Woon-taek, Oh Seung-eun, Song Seon-mi, Park Jun-gyu, Kang Sung-pil, Ki Joo-bong
Music: Lee Wook-hyeon
Cinematography: Hwang Chul-hyun
Runtime: 98 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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