Pawn (2020)

Profile

Movie: Pawn
Revised romanization: Dambo
Hangul: 담보

Director: Kang Dae-Kyu
Writer: Yoon Je-Kyun, Son Joo-Yeon
Producer: Choi Joon-Ho
Cinematographer:
Release Date: September 29, 2020
Runtime: 113 min
Genre: Drama
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Synopsis

Incheon, South Korea in 1993, Doo-Seok (Sung Dong-Il) works as a debt collector. He looks intimidating, but he actually has a warm heart. One day, he goes to see Myung-Ja (Kim Yunjin) to collect debt. Unexpectedly, Myung-Ja gives her young young daughter Seung-Yi (Park So-Yi) as collateral. Myung-Ja is an illegal immigrant and she is deported from South Korea. Suddenly, Doo-Seok becomes Seung-Yi’s guardian.

Now, Seung-Yi (Ha Ji-Won) is all grown up.