
Cruel Winter Blues(2006)
A gangster's quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target's mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family drama.


“A ray of hope and darkness”
Tae-sik gets out of a prison after spending 10 years for killing a man and wishes nothing but an ordinary life. A local lady welcomes him into her household like a son and he gets a second chance in life. His former gang tries to destroy his new home in order to build a night club but he won’t let them destroy his new family.

Kim Rae-won
Oh Tae-sik

Kim Hae-sook
Yang Deok-ja

Huh Yi-jae
Choi Hee-joo

Kim Byeong-ok
Jo Pan-soo

Kim Jung-tae
Kim Yang-ki

Han Jung-soo
Lee Chang-moo

Ji Dae-han
Byung-jin

Park Sung-woong
Choi Min-seok

Park Eun-hye
Lee Eun-mi

Jung Eun-pyo
Doctor
Sunflower is a crime, drama film released in 2006. Directed by Kang Suk-bum, it stars Kim Rae-won, Kim Hae-sook, Huh Yi-jae. Tae-sik gets out of a prison after spending 10 years for killing a man and wishes nothing but an ordinary life. A local lady welcomes him into her household like a son and he gets a second chance in life. His former gang tries to destroy his new home in order to build a night club but he won’t let them destroy his new family.
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