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Prison World Cup (2001)

With the new millenium, the U.N. human rights committee proposes the first Prisoner's World Cup, putting forth the slogans of Liberty, Equality, and Harmony. Corrections wardens across Korea are thrown into a dilemma over whether to let their prisoners participate or not. The Hope Team is one of the most unlikely soccer teams in the world with a total of 75 previous convictions and an average of 6 for each player. With promises of leaves and reduced sentences, the team members are motivated to the hilt. They pool their various criminal talents to play, fight, and poison their way to the finals despite a prejudiced referee and two of the team's members having been bought off by the opposing team. But when their leader, the only condemned man among them, breaks out of jail, the team is thrown into chaos and they learn some more about hope.

Release: 2001-05-19
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Jung Jin-young
Jung Jin-young
Bang
Cho Jae-hyun
Cho Jae-hyun
Question
Hwang In-sung
Hwang In-sung
Superintendent
Chang Du-yee
Chang Du-yee
Parole officer
Kim Il-woo
Kim Il-woo
Fussy
Lee Kan-hee
Lee Kan-hee
Bang's wife
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Jeon Cheol-u
Chimney
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Song Young-tak
Jong-gyo
Yoo Soon-chul
Yoo Soon-chul
TV
Se-Yong Kim
Se-Yong Kim
Foot
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Lee Seung-woo
Baram
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Kim Choul-soo
Gas
Park In-hwan
Park In-hwan
Jang
Min Kyung-jin
Min Kyung-jin
Do
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Ju Myeong-cheol
Seoul player