Jin Ho, an ex-actor and a would-be poet, writes his own play now. The theater company prepares for a new stage with Jin Ho’s play. So Ra, an actress and his ex-girlfriend, resists the play because she thinks it insinuates their past. Whatever past, whatever So Ta and other members of the theater thought, Jin Ho believes that the stage will exceed to his humble everyday situation. Now Jin Ho, So Raand other members have no choice but to practice the play every day in their roles to put it on the stage. As the play begins, Jin Ho keeps doing as usual even though the play doesn’t seem to be significant for him any more but at the end of the stage something strikes him. There is the other side of his play. The play is showing that clearly more and more under the stage lighting.
Upstanding Man
Director & Screenwriter: Kim Mi Young
Release Date: Mar 27, 2016
Duration: 1 hr. 27 min.
Year: 2016
Country: South Korea
Native Title: 일어서는 인간
Content Rating: 13+ – Teens 13 or older
Alternative Titles: Ireoseoneun Ingan
Genre: Drama