On OctoCJ Entertainment gave the film a limited theatrical release to North American theaters where it grossed US$35,751 in 1 theater its opening weekend. The film grossed a total of US$42,484,155 in South Korea. It had sold a total of 6,228,300 tickets when it finished its theatrical run on November 17, 2010.
Kim Hyo-seo as Hyo-jeong, So-mi's motherĭuring its August 6–8 opening weekend, the film recorded 712,840 admissions, taking the number 1 spot on the box office charts for five weeks straight.Kim Sung-oh as Jong-seok, Man-Seok's brother.Before he goes, he asks her for a hug and breaks down in tears as they embrace. He tells So-mi that she's going to be on her own now, as the police have to take him away. Tae-sik buys a backpack along with other school supplies. The police allow Tae-sik and So-mi to ride together after Tae-sik's arrest, and while she sleeps Tae-sik asks if they can be dropped off at a small convenience store. As Tae-sik prepares to commit suicide out of grief a scared, dirty, but unscathed So-mi emerges from the darkness she'd been saved by Ramrowan, who took pity on her because she had been kind to him - the eyes in the container belonged to the gangsters' surgeon, who had been killed off-camera by Ramrowan. He demands to know what happened to his younger brother, and, in a rage, Tae-sik kills the gang members, including Ramrowan and Man-seok. Man-seok says that he has had So-mi killed and shows Tae-sik a container that has what he says are her eyes. He tracks down the elder brother, Man-seok, at the gang's condo, where a dozen gang members and Ramrowan are also waiting. Tae-sik finds and frees several child slaves in a drug manufacturing plant, in the process killing off Jong-seok. Tae-sik recovers, asks his partner to help him acquire a gun, then goes back to the city. Bleeding out, Tae-sik finds his former partner, who performs emergency surgery to remove the bullet. The two fight to a standstill and Tae-sik gets shot. As he asks where the brothers are, Ramrowan walks in and shoots at Tae-sik, killing Du-chi in the crossfire. Following the lead from the burner phone he received from Jong-seok, Tae-sik tracks Du-chi to a nightclub. Upon further investigation, the police officers discover he was a former covert operative for the South Korean Army Intelligence, with numerous commendations, but retired after he was wounded and his pregnant wife was killed by a hitman. Tae-sik escapes from the police station, alarming them with his display of combat skills. Myung-gyu escapes, while Tae-sik is arrested and discovers Hyo-jeong's body, with her organs harvested, in the back of the car he used to make the delivery. Man-seok informs the police, leading to them swarming Myung-gyu's property. Realizing Tae-sik has a soft spot for So-mi, Jong-seok kidnaps her and forces him to deliver opium to Oh Myung-gyu. His lackeys, Du-chi and Bear, go to Tae-sik's place to intimidate him, but he easily overpowers them.
Jong-seok locates Hyo-jeong, tortures her in front of So-mi, and forces her to reveal where the drugs are. Her action attracts the attention of crime lord Oh Myung-gyu, who tasks his subordinates, brothers Man-seok and Jong-seok, to retrieve the opium. Instructed by her lover, Hyo-jeong steals a large pack of opium being sold at the bar where she works and hides it in a camera bag, which she pawns to Tae-sik for safe keeping. So-mi's mother, Hyo-jeong, is a go-go dancer and opium addict. His only friend is a little girl, So-mi, who lives in the same neighborhood. Cha Tae-sik is a quiet man running a pawnshop.
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