
Rhino(2021)
Ukraine, 1990s. Young Vova, cruel and tenacious, struggles to find his place among the ruthless members of the underworld in a city where crime and corruption reign.


“Hope is nowhere to be found.”
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?

Hong Xa-bin
Yeon-gyu

Song Joong-ki
Chi-geon

BIBI
Ha-yan

Jeong Jae-kwang
Seung-mu

You Seong-joo
Jeong-deok

Park Bo-kyung
Mo-kyung

Kim Jong-soo
Joong-beom

Seo Dong-gab
Jeong Eui-seok

Hong Seo-baek
Wan-gu

Jeong Man-sik
Chinese Restaurant Owner
Hopeless is a crime, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of netherlands, criminal organization. Directed by Kim Chang-hoon, it stars Hong Xa-bin, Song Joong-ki, BIBI. 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?
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