Break Away

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Movie: Break Away
Revised romanization: Talju
Hangul: 탈주
Director: Lee Song Hee-Il
Writer: Lee Song Hee-Il
Producer: Lee Sun-Mi, Jo Yoon-Jin
Cinematographer: Yoon Ji-Woon
World Premiere: October 9, 2009 (Pusan Int. Film Fest.)
Release Date: September 2, 2010
Runtime: 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Abandoning their military post, three soldiers escape together for different reasons. Among the three deserters, Jae-Hoon escapes to see his mother who is on her deathbed from a terminal cancer, the troublemaker Min-Jae escapes to take revenge against his girlfriend who betrayed him and the rookie named Dong-Min escapes unable to bear the constant assaults of his seniors. As the search party closes in on them, Dong-Min commits suicide from the overwhelming pressure. With no way out, Jae-Hoon and Min-Jae struggle to escape the situation with the help of Jae-Hoon’s love interest, So-Young.