Aimless Bullet

Aimless Bullet

Let's get outta here!

NR 1961 · 108 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

Two brothers—Cheol-ho, an accountant with a toothache and a pregnant wife, and Yong-ho, an unemployed ex-soldier wounded in battle—navigate life in post-war Korea.

Directed by Yu Hyun-mok · Written by Lee Jong-gi

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