In Our Prime
In Our Prime is a 2022 South Korean drama film directed by Park Dong-hoon. The film stars Choi Min-sik as a genius mathematician with a hidden past and Kim Dong-hwi as a student who is failing math. The supporting cast includes Park Byung-eun, Park Hae-joon, and Jo Yun-seo. The film was released theatrically on March 9, 2022.
Plot
A genius mathematician, Lee Hak-sung, defects from North Korea in pursuit of academic freedom. To conceal his identity and past, he takes on the role of a security guard at an elite private high school, where only the top 1% of gifted students are admitted.With his cold and stern demeanor, Hak-sung becomes the most avoided figure on campus. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Han Ji-woo, a struggling high school student who has given up on math. After discovering Hak-sung's true identity, Ji-woo persistently begs him to become his tutor.
As Hak-sung teaches Ji-woo not just how to find the right answers, but how to navigate the process of problem-solving, both of them experience an unexpected transformation in their lives.
Cast
- Choi Min-sik as Lee Hak-sung, a school security guard and defector from North Korea
- Kim Dong-hwi as Han Ji-woo, a student who asks Hak-sung to teach him math
- Park Byung-eun as Kim Geun-ho, a math teacher
- Park Hae-joon as An Gi-cheol, agent of the National [Intelligence Service (South Korea)|National Intelligence Service] who monitors Lee Hak-sung
- Jo Yun-seo as Park Bo-ram, Ji-woo's classmate
- Tang Jun-sang as Lee Tae-yeon, Hak-sung's son
- Kang Mal-geum as Han Ji-woo's mother
- Kim [Hee-jung (actress, born 1970)|Kim Hee-jung] as Park Bo-ram's mother
- Joo Jin-mo as Oh Jeong-nam, a mathematician who participated in an international math competition with Hak-sung
- Kim Won-hae as Park Pil-ju, a North Korean defector and Economics professor