He's on Duty (2010)
방가? 방가!
Delighted? Delighted!
A South Korean man named Bang Tae-Sik looks more like someone from Southeast Asia and has difficulties finding employment. One day, Bang Tae-Sik disguises himself as a man from the country of Bhutan named ?Bangga? and succeeds in finding a job. Bang Tae-Sik then witnesses racism that migrant workers face in Korea
- Date of release
- 2010-09-30
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Yook Sang-hyo
Casting
- Kim In-kwon — Bang Tae Shik / Banga
- Kim Jung-tae — Young Chol
- Shin Hyun-been — Jang-mi
- Khan Mohammad Asaduzzman — Ali
- Eshonkulov Parviz — Michael
- Shin Jung-keun — Choi
- Jeong Seok-yong — Investigator Yook
- Jeon Kuk-hwan — Hwang
- Park Young-soo — Park
- Jung Tae-won — Dan-poong
- Song Yeong-jae — Choi
- Kim Min-seung — Investigator Choi
Interesting facts
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.
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