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Pawn

Pawn

The money or your kid!

20208.41h 53m

Overview

A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.

Directed by Kang Dae-gyu
Written by Im Seong-soon, Shon Joo-yeon, JK Youn
Produced by Choi Jun-ho
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Top Cast

Sung Dong-il

Sung Dong-il

Doo-seok

Park Soi

Park Soi

Young Seung-yi

Kim Hie-won

Kim Hie-won

Jong-bae

Ha Ji-won

Ha Ji-won

Seung-yi

Yunjin Kim

Yunjin Kim

Myeong-ja

Kim Jae-hwa

Kim Jae-hwa

Madam Jeong

Teo Yoo

Teo Yoo

Deok-hwa

Jeong In-gi

Jeong In-gi

Translator

Na Moon-hee

Na Moon-hee

Seung-yi's Grandmother

J

Jin Yoo-young

Minister

Themes & Keywords

loan sharkmoneylender1990sincheon

About Pawn

Pawn is a comedy, drama, family film released in 2020 exploring themes of loan shark, moneylender, 1990s, incheon. Directed by Kang Dae-gyu, it stars Sung Dong-il, Park Soi, Kim Hie-won. A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.

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