Hopeless

South Korea

123 min

2023

Hong Xa-bin Jung Yong-ju Park Soo-young Pyo Dong-jun Kim Hong-pa Jeong Man-sik Hong Seo-baek Seo Dong-gab Kim Jong-soo Park Bo-kyung You Seong-joo Jeong Jae-kwang BIBI Song Joong-ki Lee Jong-wook

Yeon-gyu is a teenage boy who wants to escape his hometown where violence is commonly enacted among neighbors. He only hopes to have a peaceful life with his mother. However, the world never allows him to have a dream nor hope for life. When Yeon-gyu needs a hand from grown-ups, Chi-geon, a thug of the town, offers a favor. The simple favor leads Yeon-gyu to explore the world of Chi-geon. It ironically results Yeon-gyu gradually falling into Chi-geon’s life. Grasping hope to run away from where he is, he struggles between the border. Can he escape from the town at the end?