A Better Tomorrow Page #2

Synopsis: Arms trafficker Hyuk and Young-chun are practically brothers and nothing can separate them. When the two managed to escape from North Korea, they left behind Hyuk's younger brother Chul. Hyuk can never shake off the guilt as his family was punished for his treason and his mother died in prison. Three years later, Chul finally makes his way to South Korea and join the police force. Hyuk tries to earn the trust and love of his younger brother, but abandonment and betrayal are hard things to forget. Things come to a head when Young-chun pulls Hyuk into doing one last gig for the gang. It happens to be the case that Officer Chul is in charge of. The three brothers meet again one final time.
Genre: Action, Drama
Production: CJ Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
R
Year:
2010
124 min
2,039 Views


- What?

- About Chul.

- What about him?

My little brother...

If you see him...

What are you talking about?

What's going on?

Where are you now?

Hyuk!

Tell him I'm sorry.

I'm not running away from him.

I'll come back and get him.

Hyuk, where the hell are you?

Hyuk.

I surrender!

"NK Refugee Arms Dealer Arrested"

Hyuk, I don't care

if you want this or not.

I'll make them remember us.

Having fun?

After some hesitation,

I'm writing to you.

Lieutenant PARK, I'm sorry.

You loved me like a father.

And always stood by me.

I'm so sorry.

I can't ask for forgiveness

from you or Chul again.

How have you been?

Dear Hyuk,

I know you're dying

to hear about Chul.

He's out of the resettlement center,

and is safe with us.

Auntie loves him, too.

He's studying hard to

become a policeman.

I asked him why he wants

to be a cop.

Said there's a guy he

wants to catch.

Maybe it's because

he misses this person.

I gave him your letters.

Busan:
3 years later

Got it. I'll be right there.

See you soon.

- Where are you!

- F***!

Come here!

Cut the sh*t!

He already told us you sell guns.

Where'd you get them?

I just found them.

Bullshit. You're selling

them under Tae-min.

Why do this to an innocent guy?

Stop jerking me around,

motherf***er!

Alright. That's enough.

You're f***ed now.

Want one?

No thanks.

Nobody's hungry around here, huh?

You ever kill a man?

What the hell?

Ever tasted human flesh?

What are you doing?

When I was up North,

my friend was dying.

His last wish was to eat

all the meat he wanted.

So?

I sold my bike,

and bought all the meat I could.

We ate all of it.

Maybe because he got his wish,

he died two days later.

I was at his funeral,

when someone came up to me,

He wanted to buy the body,

so they could use it for med-school.

So I sold it.

His body would go to waste

in the ground anyway.

When I got money, the first thing

I wanted was to eat meat.

So I went back to the market.

The guy who bought my friend

was selling meat.

A basket full of meat.

I can't get rid of that taste.

How about I take a bite of you?

No one's gonna miss you.

I sold them!

- I sold them!

- What?

The guns!

I sold the guns.

Boss.

Good work.

Just doing my job.

Hey.

Hey, Russian...

What?

Now go turn yourself in.

Or else you can die.

You guys will do

anything for cash.

I can't trust you.

That's not true,

I wouldn't betray you!

Bury him.

Please! Don't do this to me!

This is the shoot-out

at the station.

It's the third one this year.

Russian guns were found inside the car.

Tae-min has been working

with the Russians for three years now.

And we've received information

that all firearms go through him.

LEE Young-Chun.

A NK refugee, ex-special forces.

He was in charge of weapons,

but this is our main guy.

KIM Hyuk.

Three years ago,

he was captured in Thailand

and is still serving time there.

No. He's out.

He's coming back soon.

You didn't know?

Is he still following us?

Yes, sir.

Stop the car.

What do you want?

Why are you following me?

Don't worry.

Keep doing your thing.

And what is it I do?

Plenty.

Drugs, whores, guns, murder...

Then instead of following me,

just arrest me, jackass.

That's my plan,

so get moving, motherf***er.

Look, it's been over a year.

You must be pretty

f***ing incompetent.

Or maybe I'm just innocent.

Learn to accept it.

And don't just learn how to swear.

Just like his big brother.

A little b*tch.

CHUNG Tae-min.

Stop right there.

F*** off.

Get me, if you can.

Stop!

Get off him!

Listen up, a**hole.

Hyuk is not my brother.

Got that?

Look who it is.

What's with the clothes?

Welcome back.

Why would you do that!

What are you doing here?

How could you?

Go back!

I said go!

I forgot the kimchi stew.

No, no sit down.

You missed my cooking, huh?

You should go see Chul.

Come on, you fool.

If he curses, you listen.

If he hits you, just take it.

Before I forget,

I put the deposit

from your house into this account.

His address is in there too.

Go see him.

You both went through so much,

to turn your backs on

each other now.

It's been long enough.

Where's Young-chun?

Forget about him.

Hey you.

You call that a car wash?

The inside's still filthy.

Never mind, you dumbass.

Hey, wait.

Crap.

Mister, you didn't pay me.

Here, take it!

Nothing beats drinking

with an old buddy.

This is great.

What happened to you?

Oh, my leg?

Just a bad accident.

Sweet. This is how it

should always taste.

I'll show you something cool.

Look at this.

Beats the ones

we used to ride, huh?

Let's get one and

take it out to sea.

It'll be awesome.

With you back,

things are gonna change.

It's a good sign.

Tae-min's making a deal

with the Russians soon.

It's gonna be big.

What's this?

Let's go see a doctor first. Then...

Bro,

don't do this to me.

It's not over yet.

I still have dreams.

Why do you think I'm still here?

Young-chun,

it's not that easy anymore.

F***.

Now you're taking pity on me?

LEE Young-chun?

You come back after 3 years

and throw me a couple of bucks?

Because I'm crippled?

F*** you.

Young-chun the Great

is alive and well.

Want me to prove it?

Huh?

Know how I survived

with this in my pocket?

How this kept me going

when you weren't around?

You may be happy

with finding your brother,

but what about me?

Take care.

Let's get rid of Young-chun.

What?

Are you crazy?

The old bastard's getting

on my nerves.

He should just sit quiet in

his little shack.

Tae-min, you're doing good.

Leave them alone.

You have them to thank

for where you're at now.

So don't be so...

Boss CHUNG.

Listen carefully.

If you mention them

in front of me once more,

consider us through.

- Let's go, Kwang-hee.

- Yes, sir.

What did I do wrong this time?

I want to know the reason.

I've been on the case

for a whole year.

This isn't fair.

This is for your own good.

I mean, for you and your brother.

You're offthe case.

No questions asked.

He's not my brother.

He'sjist another ex-con and criminal.

You don't say?

I can tell when a bastard lies.

So can I. I've had

first-hand experience.

KIM Chul.

You've never betrayed someone.

You think you know

what he's feeling?

Take a look at this.

Then decide

if you want him dead or not.

Learn about the enemy,

and you'll learn about yourself.

"At the beach with Chul"

That jackass is here again.

Oh, sorry!

Sorry about that, Boss.

You should take this with you.

On your way then.

So is it gonna happen or not?

They got word,

that you're under surveillance

by the cops.

What a f***ing coward.

So when?

This month? Next month?

Three months. At least.

Anyway, sir.

Don't you think

we should wait it out a bit?

Seems like it's too soon.

I've got it planned out already.

I'm on my way!

Almost there. Yes sir!

Yes, sir.

We're right behind him.

I'm here.

I don't see you.

Where are you?

I can see you just fine.

Behind you.

I called for a driver.

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