The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere is a 2010 South Korean neo-noir vigilante action-thriller film starring Won Bin and written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. It was South Korea's highest-grossing film in 2010 and had 6.2 million admissions. In the film, a mysterious man embarks on a bloody rampage when the only person who seems to understand him is kidnapped. The Man from Nowhere was released in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2010. An Indian remake titled Rocky Handsome was released in 25 March 2016. Plot Cha Tae-sik is a quiet man running a pawnshop, who has a friend named So-mi, a little girl from the same neighborhood. So-mi's mother Hyo-jeong is a go-go dancer and opium addict. Instructed by her lover, Hyo-jeong steals a large pack of opium being sold at the bar where she works and hides it in a camera bag, which she pawns to Tae-sik for safe keeping. Hyo-jeong's action attracts the attention of a drug lord named Oh Myung-gyu, who tasks his subordinate brothers Man-seok and Jong-seok to retrieve the opium. Jong-seok locates Hyo-jeong, where he tortures her in front of So-mi and forces her to reveal about the location of the drugs. Jong-seok's lackeys Du-chi and Bear go to Tae-sik's place to intimidate him, but he easily overpowers them. Holding So-mi hostage, Jong-seok forces Tae-sik to deliver opium to Oh Myung-gyu. Man-seok informs the police, leading to them trying to arrest Myung-gyu, who escapes. Tae-sik is arrested after discovering Hyo-jeong's body with her organs harvested in the back of the car he used to make the delivery. Tae-sik escapes from the police station, alarming them with his display of combat skills. Upon further investigation, the police officers discover he was a former covert operative for the South Korean Army Intelligence, with numerous commendations, but retired after a hitman killed his pregnant wife.