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The Stone
“If life is a game of Go, I wish I can place my first stone again”
6.0 / 10• 2014• 1h 53m•NR• Korean
Drama
Storyline
A gang boss Nam-hae meets a young Go player Min-su, who rekindles his interest in the game. Despite his outstanding talent, Min-su has been wasting his days as a gambler without pursuing a real career out of it. Nam-hae orders his second in command to persuade Min-su and Min-su becomes Nam-hae’s private Go tutor. In learning Go from Min-su, Nam-hae looks back on his own life. While Min-su discovers the coarse masculine underworld, the meaning of life and true victory through Nam-hae. However, when Nam-hae’s competition starts to expand their territory, Nam-hae is forced into a path to destruction.
Cast & Crew
Cho Dong-in
Min-su
Lead
Kim Roi-ha
Nam-hae
Park Won-sang
In-gul
Dong Bang-woo
Director Song
Oh Kwang-rok
Lee-soo
Heo Joon-seok
Chun-soo
KW
Kim Won-jin
Nam-Hae's Man
Han Yeo-wool
Female part-time worker at gambling place
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cho Se-rae's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Stone is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
