He's on Duty


He's on Duty is a 2010 South Korean 2010 black comedy film that comically yet incisively depicts racial issues in Korea. Tae-sik finds it difficult to get a job due to his odd appearance and impatient character. After failing repeatedly, he disguises himself as a foreigner and finally lands a job. Tae-sik, however, witnesses the cruel treatment migrant workers face in Korea.
The Korean title is a pun on the lead character's name and is an abbreviated form of 반갑습니다 or 반가워요 which translates to "Delighted? Delighted!" or "Nice to meet you."
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Plot

Tae-sik is perpetually unemployed, drifting from one job to another, from manual labor to serving coffee. His atypical appearance, being rather atypical for a Korean, is to blame it seems, but best buddy Yong-cheol persuades Tae-sik to use these disadvantages. Desperate and with nothing better to do, he adopts an accent and ethnic hat and is reborn as Bang-ga from Bhutan, and lands a job at a chair manufacturing factory.
Despite a shaky beginning ― due to his unredeemable clumsiness, rather than doubts about his alleged Bhutani roots that are all too convincing ― Tae-sik gets along with his co-workers, and even starts romancing the lovely Jang-mi from Vietnam. He is even voted to become president of a migrant workers labor union and competent Korean language instructor, and joins in a harmonious effort to win a local singing competition for foreigners.
Tae-sik begins to truly bond with his co-workers but his loyalties are put to the test when Yong-cheol finds a way to swindle their money.

Cast

  • Kim In-kwon as Bang Tae-sik / Bang-ga
  • Kim Jung-tae as Yong-cheol
  • Shin Hyun-bin as Jang-mi
  • Khan Mohammad Asaduzzman as Ali
  • Nazarudin as Rajah
  • Peter Holman as Charlie
  • Eshonkulov Parviz as Michael
  • Jeon Gook-hwan as Boss Hwang
  • Kim Kang-hee as Miss Hong
  • Kim Bo-min as Hye-young
  • Park Yeong-soo as Park Kwan-sang
  • Jung Tae-won as Dan-poong

Awards and nominations

2010 Korean Film Awards
  • Nomination - Best Supporting Actor: Kim Jung-tae
  • Nomination - Best New Actress: Shin Hyun-bin
  • Nomination - Best Screenplay: Yook Sang-hyo
  • Nomination - Best Music: Shin Hyung
2011 Baeksang Arts Awards
2011 Buil Film Awards
  • Best Screenplay: Yook Sang-hyo