Citizen of a Kind
Citizen of a Kind is a 2024 South Korean crime drama film directed by Park Young-ju, starring Ra Mi-ran, Gong Myung, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Byung-eun, Jang Yoon-ju, Lee Moo-saeng, and Ahn Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of Kim Seong-ja, a laundromat owner in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, who caught the head of a voice phishing organization in 2016. It was released on January 24, 2024.
Plot
Deok-hee seeks a loan due to a fire at her laundromat. The bank calls and offers a generous upfront loan so she takes it right away. She is shocked to realize later that she is the victim of a voice phishing scheme. Deok-hee loses tens of thousands of dollars and ends up on the streets with her children. One day, the phisher who tricked her, Jae-min, calls again to tip Deok-hee off about the criminal organization that locked him up. Though police have given up on her case, Deok-hee flies directly to Qingdao with her co-workers to rescue Jae-min and get her money back.Cast
- Ra Mi-ran as Kim Deok-hee
- Gong Myung as Kwon Jae-min
- Yeom Hye-ran as Bong-rim
- Park Byung-eun as Park Hyeong-sik
- Jang Yoon-ju as Sook-ja
- Lee Moo-saeng as Oh Myung-hwan
- Ahn Eun-jin as Ae-rim
- Lee Joo-seung as Kyeong-cheol
- Sung Hyuk as Dae-woo
- Kim Yool-ho as Detective Kim
- Shim Wan-joon as Information Team Leader
- Seo Ji-hoo as Detective Shin