Cruel Winter Blues
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Poster for Cruel Winter Blues (2006) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 열혈남아 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeolhyeolnama |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏrhyŏlnama |
| Directed by | Lee Jeong-beom |
| Written by | Lee Jeong-beom |
| Produced by | Cha Seung-jae Kim Mi-hee |
| Starring | Sul Kyung-gu Jo Han-sun Na Moon-hee |
| Cinematography | Kim Dong-cheon |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seok |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$4 million |
| Box office | US$2.5 million |
Cruel Winter Blues (Korean: 열혈남아; RR: Yeol-hyeol-nam-a; lit. "A Hot-blooded Man") is a 2006 South Korean neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. It stars Sul Kyung-gu, Jo Han-sun and Na Moon-hee in the lead roles. The narrative centers around a small-time crook who partners with a retired taekwondo practitioner to seek revenge on the man who killed his mentor, and ends up befriending the killer's mother who reminds him of his hometown.
The film released on 9 November 2006.