I Am a Dad

2011 South Korean film

14 April 2011 (2011-04-14)

Running time

99 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKorean

I Am a Dad (Korean: 나는 아빠다; RR: Naneun Abbada), also known as I Am Father, is a 2011 South Korean action drama film co-directed by Jeon Man-bae and Lee Se-yeong, and written by Yoon Hyeon-ho. It stars Kim Seung-woo as a corrupt cop who frames innocent people. But when his daughter (Kim Sae-ron) gets injured because of his work and needs a heart transplant, he discovers that the heart would come from the wife of a magician (Son Byong-ho) he framed for murder.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Han Jong-sik (Kim Seung-woo) is a corrupt detective who frames innocent people to further his career. One of his victims takes his revenge on Jong-sik by killing his wife and injuring his daughter, Min-ji (Kim Sae-ron), who is now in need of a heart transplant. To help his sick daughter, he starts working for a mob boss who deals in organ trafficking. Na Sang-man (Son Byong-ho), a magician and one of the people he falsely accused of murder, discovers that his daughter is dead and his wife is in a coma because of a suicide attempt. Now, the only thing on his mind is vengeance. He is released after two years behind bars when the officials find out by accident that he is innocent. He tracks down Detective Kim (Im Ha-ryong), Jong-sik's colleague, to re-open the murder case. Meanwhile, Soo-kyung (Choi Jung-yoon), the organ transplant coordinator, locates a heart for Min-ji, but Jong-sik finds out that the heart is from Sang-man's wife. Realizing that Sang-man would not allow the transplant, he finds a way to get rid of him. Sang-man discovers his plans and kidnaps his daughter.^[3]^[4]

Cast

Kim Seung-woo as Han Jong-sik
Son Byong-ho as Na Sang-man
Kim Sae-ron as Han Min-ji
Im Ha-ryong as Detective Kim
Choi Jung-yoon as Soo-kyung
Cheon Seong-hun as Gi-bok
Oh Yoon-hong as Ji-young
Roh Jeong-eui as Na Ye-seul
Jo Deok-hyeon as Owner Hwang
Choi Hong-il as Chief detective
Park Choong-seon as Owner Jo
Geum Dong-hyun as gang boss at the funeral hall
Lee Won-jong as organ trafficking doctor (cameo)
Kim Ki-yeon as Jong-sik's wife

References

^ "Cultural News". Arirang News. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
^ Pierce Conran (12 October 2011). "I Am a Dad (Na-neun Abba-da) 2011". Modern Korean Cinema. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
^ "I Am Dad features Kim Seung-woo as world's worst dad". Dramabeans. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
^ "I am a Dad". Asian Movie Web. Retrieved 2014-06-02.