Birth of a Man
# Birth of a Man

Birth of a Man (Korean: 남자 태어나다; RR: Namja Tae-eonada) is a 2002 South Korean film starring Jung Joon, Hong Kyung-in and Yeo Hyun-soo.

## Production

The team was helped by a legendary Korean boxer Hong Soo-hwan regarding the boxing scenes in the film.

## Cast

* Jung Joon as Jang Dae-seong
* Hong Kyung-in as Lim Man-goo
* Yeo Hyun-soo as Kim Hae-sam
* Lee Won-jong
* Kim Sa-rang as Sa-rang
* Lee Jae-yong as Mr. Choi

## Plot

To accomplish the 99-year-old grandfather's dream of sending young people to university, three men practice boxing to enroll as a boxing student for university.

## Reception

The film was pulled out in a day from theaters citing low performances despite being well received by 10,000 people in its test screening. The decision to pull out only in a day was criticized, and some even made an internet community for the movie to be offered more screenings.

